Ingredients

2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 small onion, diced
2 large red peppers, deseeded and diced
1-2 fresh green chillies
2 teaspoons paprika
½ teaspoon ground cardamom
1 tsp. himalayan salt
½ cup pistachios
2 cups vegetable stock
2 tablespoons fromage frais
¼ cup finely torn basil

Preparation method

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add onion, peppers and chilli and cook 3 to 5 minutes. Add paprika, salt and cardamom and cook, stirring, until the spices are very fragrant – 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Add pistachios and vegetable stock. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
3. Transfer the soup to a blender and blend.
4. When ready to serve whisk in fromage frais and sprinkle basil on top.

One teaspoon of paprika has 37 % of the recommended daily intake of vitamin A, also contains vitamin B6, iron and capsaicin.