Roasted Red Pepper Bisque with White Sweet Corn Salsa
Serves: 4
This recipe is:
Egg-free
Gluten-free
Peanut-free
Soy-free
Tree nut-free
Wheat-free
This bright soup is inspired by the cuisine of Mexico; it bursts with late summer flavor. Roasting the chiles and peppers concentrates their sweetness and gives them a rich, silky texture. Contrast the smooth bisque with the crunch and spark of White Sweet Corn Salsa and you have a truly beautiful meal!
Ingredients
For the bisque
- 2 pasilla chiles (or you may substitute Anaheim chiles) Add to list
- 3 sweet red peppers Add to list
- 1 cup chopped Walla Walla sweet onion Add to list
- 2 garlic cloves Add to list
- 1 cup chopped ripe tomatoes Add to list
- 1/4 cup olive oil Add to list
- 1 cup mild or medium red enchilada sauce Add to list
- 2 cups chicken broth Add to list
- Juice of 1/2 lime Add to list
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped cilantro Add to list
- Hot sauce, to taste Add to list
- Salt and pepper, to taste Add to list
- Sour cream for drizzling Add to list
For White Sweet Corn Salsa
- 2 ears white sweet corn, shucked Add to list
- 2 tablespoon chopped green onions Add to list
- 2 tablespoons chopped roasted pasilla chiles (reserved from above) Add to list
- 2 tablespoons chopped roasted red peppers (reserved from above) Add to list
- 1 tablespoon lime juice Add to list
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro Add to list
- Hot sauce, to taste Add to list
- Salt, to taste Add to list
Preparation
To make the bisque
Roast the chiles and peppers over an outdoor grill, an open gas flame or under your broiler, turning occasionally, until blackened. Place in a bowl and cover for 15 minutes. Cut the ends off the chiles and cut them in half lengthwise. Scrape the seeds out and then turn them over and scrape off as much of the blackened peel as you can. (It won't hurt anyone's feelings if a little peel remains!) Chop them coarsely. Reserve and dice about 2 tablespoons of each kind of pepper for the salsa.
Puree the onion, garlic, chiles and tomatoes together in a food processor. In a heavy pot, heat the oil over medium heat and cook the puree, stirring constantly to prevent sticking, for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the enchilada sauce and the broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the lime and cilantro. Season with the hot sauce, salt and pepper. Drizzle with sour cream and garnish with White Sweet Corn Salsa.
To make White Sweet Corn Salsa
Blanch the corn in boiling salted water for 1 minute. Let cool and carve the kernels from the husk. Combine with the rest of the ingredients.
Each serving: 304 cal, 18.6g fat (3.9g sat), 6mg chol, 1495mg sodium, 28.9g carb, 6.5g fiber, 7.4g protein
Recipe by , PCC Chef
Source: Demonstrated on KING 5's "Gardening with Ciscoe" show, which aired on August 28, 2010.

ABOUT OUR CHEF: Lynne Vea
Lynne Vea is a graduate of the Executive Chef Program at Le Cordon Bleu, Paris and has been cooking with PCC Natural Markets since 2001. Featured on King-5’s "Gardening with Ciscoe," she demonstrates easy and delicious recipes using seasonal ingredients.
Lynne is an admired PCC Cooks instructor, teaching a variety of popular PCC Cooks classes throughout the year.
She loves to collect old cookbooks, hunt for wild berries, and cook seven-course dinners where the guests are encouraged to dance and cavort between courses.
Find more recipes from Lynne.
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