I had a few tomatoes that I needed to use. I already made BLT sandwiches on Sunday and we even had sliced tomatoes with oil, vinegar, and oregano as a side dish one night; but I needed to use the rest of the tomatoes. I had been thinking that fresh tomato soup sounded good, but since I had never made it, I was a little reluctant. I looked in my Taste of Home Big Book of Soups and they had a recipe that sounded yummy. I made it and it was yummy!
You need to not think of it as
My sons voted that this is a keeper, but one of them said, "... and cheese sandwiches?" I guess some things just go together like peanut butter and jelly or tomato soup and cheese sandwiches.
Fresh Tomato Soup
Taste of Home
1 cup chopped onion
¼ cup butter, cubed
3 pounds fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
2 Tablespoons tomato paste
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried basil
½ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ cup all-purpose flour
4 cups chicken broth, divided
1 cup heavy whipping cream
In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, salt, basil, thyme and pepper; simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Combine flour and 3/4 cup broth; form a smooth paste; gradually stir into tomato mixture with remaining broth.
Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes, or until thickened. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until tomatoes are tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in cream; serve immediately. Yield: 4-6 servings.
Prep: 10 min. Cook: 45 min.
What I Do: I did not add the tomato paste. I added a little more flour and blended it well in the blender with some broth before adding it to the tomatoes. I am not a fan of chunks of tomatoes in my soup, so I cut the tomatoes into fourths (but I did not peel or seed them) and pulsed them in the blender for a few seconds before adding them to the soup. The soup had texture, but not chunks. I did not add the sugar and I wish I had added more basil. You remember that my son says, "Basil makes everything better!"
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 305 calories, 23 g fat (14 g saturated fat), 75 mg cholesterol, 1,131 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 5 g protein.
3 comments:
That looks amazing!
Wow even a picture! I am so motivated now!
This looks great. I have also used canned tomatoes with good success during the winter when good, fresh tomatoes are harder to find. Decent canned ones are better than mealy fresh ones any day.
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