Beat the Arctic Weather with this Super Swedish Soup
With the cold, rain and blustery weather attacking the UK at present, why not warm your cockles with this soup-er recipe from Sweden, where they know a lot more about food perfect for dealing with arctic weather.
Healthy, warming and finished off with Sweden’s King of Cheeses Västerbottensost which is now available in Waitrose priced at around £4.60 for 200g, this dish can’t fail to banish the January blues.
 Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Grilled King Prawns
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 red peppers
- 5 unpeeled garlic cloves
- Rapeseed oil
- 1 chicken stock cube
- 500ml/18 fl oz water
- Juice and rind of 1 lemon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 pinches pepper
- 50 g/2 oz dark rye bread
- 12 cooked king prawns
- 7 tbsp grated Västerbottensost
- Flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 4 wooden skewers
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 225°C/425°F/Gas 7.
- De-seed the peppers. Arrange peppers and whole garlic cloves on a baking tray. Drizzle a little oil over and roast in the oven approx. 20 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.
- Bring water and stock cube to the boil.
- Peel the peppers and garlic cloves and place in a food processor with stock and lemon juice.
- Blend to a smooth soup; if necessary, add more water to improve consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
- Crumble the bread and fry in a little oil in a frying pan on medium heat. Fry the king prawns in a hot frying pan approx. 1 minute and thread three onto each skewer.
- Mix cheese, bread croutons, grated lemon rind and parsley.
- Reheat the soup if necessary and pour into four bowls. Serve with a king prawn skewer and the cheese mixture.
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