Red Pepper Crab Soup (For Vitamix)

By peridot728

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (38 g) chopped onion
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup (240 ml) chicken broth
• 1 cup (240 ml) half and half mixed with 1 Tablespoon all purpose flour
• 3 (492 g) large red peppers,roasted
• 2 cups (270 g) imitation or fresh crab meat, cooked
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• Pinch cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

1. Sauté onions in olive oil.

2. Place sautéed onion, broth, half and half with flour, red peppers,
lemon juice, and cayenne pepper into Vitamix container in the
order listed and secure lid.

3. Select Variable 1.

4. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then
to High.

5. Blend for 6 minutes or until heavy steam escapes from the vented
lid. Add salt.

6. Reduce speed to Variable 2 and remove the lid plug. Drop crab
meat through the lid plug opening. Stop machine and serve
immediately.

For a nondairy alternative, substitute soy milk for low fat or skim milk.
This recipe has been written for the Vitamix
5200 with Standard 64ounce container. If you are using a different Vitamix machine or container size, you may need to make adjustments to the Variable
Speed, processing time, and/or ingredient quantities.