Riot and Frolic

Right?!  I'm pretty sure I knew this better than the Michael Jackson version when I was younger.  Blame my broski and Dr. Demento.  (Check out this slightly-creepy video of one of my fav songs from the late-night radio show.)

While I'm singing "Star Trekkin', across the universe, on the Starship Enterprise, under Captain Kirk!" (see the link above, really), I'm also obsessing over Downton Abbey (not Downtown, you boob [like I thought]) and the soup I made Sunday.

I have no pictures of the process because I ATE IT ALL!

Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup

Ingredients:

4 red peppers, roasted and seeded, duh

1 can of crushed tomatoes (28 or 29 oz. can?  can't remember! it's big)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 white onion, chopped

4 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced 

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon oregano

2 teaspoons basil

1 teaspoon sea salt (or whatever kind you have)

pinch of crushed red peppers

Directions:

In a large saucepan, heat olive oil and cook onions and garlic until translucent.  While onions and garlic are cooking, blend roasted red peppers in a blender or food processor until pureed.  Add pureed peppers, crushed tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, and spices to the saucepan and simmer until you can't stand it anymore.

Eat.

I happened to have roasted garlic on hand, so I used that instead of cooking the garlic with the onions.  If you choose to use roasted garlic, throw it in the blender with the red peppers.  

If you happen to have canned or jarred red peppers in your pantry, you're, like, 10 minutes from some awesome sauce.  Or soup.  Whatevs.

I topped it with some grated parmesan cheese, sea salt, and crazy bread.  

I personally, am going to use this on EVERYTHING.  It is my new pizza sauce, my bread dip of choice, super soup… hell, I might even add vodka to it for a après-enfants cocktail.  

Yes, it's that good.

Check it, I even got you nutritional info!  Woop woop woop!

Nutrition Facts
4 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories		120.8
Total Fat		3.9 g
	Saturated Fat	0.5 g
	Polyunsaturated Fat	0.5 g
	Monounsaturated Fat	2.6 g
Cholesterol		0.0 mg
Sodium		515.3 mg
Potassium		586.0 mg
Total Carbohydrate		20.1 g
	Dietary Fiber	4.8 g
	Sugars	3.0 g
Protein		4.3 g

Vitamin A	58.0 %
Vitamin B-12	0.0 %
Vitamin B-6	15.0 %
Vitamin C	110.7 %
Vitamin D	0.0 %
Vitamin E	7.4 %
Calcium	8.8 %
Copper	18.3 %
Folate	6.5 %
Iron	18.5 %
Magnesium	10.0 %
Manganese	18.3 %
Niacin	12.2 %
Pantothenic Acid	5.6 %
Phosphorus	6.4 %
Riboflavin	6.1 %
Selenium	1.7 %
Thiamin	10.0 %
Zinc	3.6 %

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Hey.  Have a great day.  See you tomorrow for Dance Rant.

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