Pipeline Soup with Sharp Divide

Ingredients

• 2 red bell peppers
• 2 yellow bell peppers
• 2 onions
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 red chili pepper
• 1 liter vegetable stock
• 150 ml sour cream
• 200 g spicy smoked sausage (e.g. chorizo or spicy chicken sausage)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lemon
• salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Cut the bell peppers into large pieces, keeping red and yellow separate.
2. Chop the onions and garlic finely.
3. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan. Sauté half the onion and garlic with the red peppers and chili for 5 min. Add 500 ml stock. Simmer 15 min.
4. Blend into a smooth red soup. Season with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
5. Repeat with yellow peppers and the remaining onion/garlic for a yellow soup.
6. Slice the sausage lengthwise and brown the halves briefly.
7. Pour a stripe of red and a stripe of yellow soup side by side in each bowl.
8. Lay the halved sausage as a straight ‘pipeline’ across the soup’s dividing line.
9. Garnish with a swirl of sour cream over the sausage.
10. Serve immediately.

Serving notes

• Serve in wide bowls so the color divide is clearly visible.
• Offer extra lemon wedges for those who want more sourness.