Roasted Red Pepper & Smoked Gouda Soup

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

smoked gouda cheese

🥗Healthier: light gouda cheese

💰Cheaper: regular gouda cheese

Light gouda reduces fat content while maintaining flavor

Prepare salad with honey crisp apple, Swiss chard, cilantro, parsley, fresh lettuces, and arugula.

Cut the cheeks off the apple, remove the skin, and add to a bowl.

Add dried cranberries to the salad bowl.

Chop red cabbage and add to the salad for texture and color.

Add green onions to the salad, keeping them large for easy removal.

Mix in the apple and cranberries with the salad ingredients.

Add pistachios or macadamia nuts to the salad, based on preference.

Put the salad in the refrigerator to chill.

For the soup, gather two jars of roasted red bell peppers and two cans of diced tomatoes.

Prepare a quart of homemade chicken broth.

Chop a small onion and rough chop two to three large cloves of garlic.

Heat garlic infused olive oil in a pan over medium heat.

Add the chopped onion and garlic to the pan and sauté until soft and translucent.

Season with salt and black pepper to taste.

Once the onion and garlic are soft, add the roasted red bell peppers and chicken broth to the pan.

Add the canned diced tomatoes to the mixture.

Simmer the mixture until everything is heated through and flavors meld.

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