Nail Points Soup

Ingredients

• 2 onions
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 red bell peppers
• 1 red chili pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1.2 liters vegetable broth
• 400 g canned diced tomatoes
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tsp smoked paprika powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 baguette
• 4 tbsp soft goat cheese
• salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Finely chop the onions and garlic.
2. Cut the bell peppers and chili into pieces.
3. Heat olive oil in a soup pot and sauté onion, garlic, bell peppers, and chili for 5 minutes.
4. Add cumin, smoked paprika, and sugar, sauté for 1 minute.
5. Add diced tomatoes, broth, and red wine vinegar. Bring to a boil and simmer for 25 minutes.
6. Blend the soup until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Cut the baguette into long strips (about 12 cm), toast lightly.
8. Spread the strips with goat cheese.
9. Pour soup into deep plates. Place 3 bread strips diagonally like nails over the edge, partly into the soup.

Serving notes

• Optionally sprinkle extra paprika powder over the soup for color.
• Serve with a red line of paprika powder across the bread strips for a visual nod.