3 Reasons why its heart healthy:
- Vegetables provide the body with fibre which has been found to reduce your blood pressure, cholesterol and inflammation levels. They also help you to reach your 5+ a day of fruit and vegetables.
- Naturally low in saturated fats, this recipe will help to keep your heart healthy. Saturated fats raise your LDL (bad) cholesterol levels which increases your risks of heart diseases.
- By using reduced salt stock it reduces the amount of sodium in the recipe, keeping your blood pressure low and cardiovascular system healthy.
Red pepper and tomato soup
Lauren Hewitt
Servings
2
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
20
minutesIngredients
1 tbsp rapeseed oil
2 x red peppers, roughly chopped
2 x garlic cloves, crushed
400 g tomatoes, halved
1 x red onion, roughly chopped
400 ml reduced salt vegetable stock
1 tsp red chilli flakes
Directions
- Place the red peppers, garlic cloves, tomatoes and onion in your air fryer tray and drizzle with rapeseed oil. Roast for 15 minutes on 180°C or until soft.
- Once cooked, add to a blender, making sure the skin is off the garlic. Add the chilli flakes (more if you can handle the heat) and some of the vegetable stock. Blend.
- Add more vegetable stock until you reach your required consistency.
- Add the mixture to a pan and heat.
- Serve and enjoy.
