With all of the yummy fresh tomatoes from the garden, I had to make my favorite soup recipe. Anyone who has seen me cook knows that I can't really follow recipes. It's like I feel compelled to change them, to add my own signature or something. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. I couldn't find a recipe for tomato soup that I liked last summer, so I made this one up.8 large tomatoes (or 12 smaller ones)
48 oz. tomato juice (not generic, it doesn't taste as good)
1 stick butter
1 T. dried basil leaves
2 c. cream
Salt and pepper
Bring a pot of water to a boil and add tomatoes. Boil for 8 minutes. Drain and allow tomatoes to cool. Peel and de-seed tomatoes.
Put tomatoes back in empty pot and add tomato juice. Bring to a boil and simmer for 45 minutes. Cool slightly and scoop out large chunks of tomato. Cut up large tomato pieces in blender. You can blend all of it if you don't like pieces of tomato in your soup, but the restaurants always leave some small tomato pieces (and so do I).
Return soup to pot and add remaining ingredients. You can use fresh basil if you have it. You can also substitute half and half, but the cream is better. Heat the soup through (but it doesn't need to boil again).
Put tomatoes back in empty pot and add tomato juice. Bring to a boil and simmer for 45 minutes. Cool slightly and scoop out large chunks of tomato. Cut up large tomato pieces in blender. You can blend all of it if you don't like pieces of tomato in your soup, but the restaurants always leave some small tomato pieces (and so do I).
Return soup to pot and add remaining ingredients. You can use fresh basil if you have it. You can also substitute half and half, but the cream is better. Heat the soup through (but it doesn't need to boil again).
Yummy, yummy, yummy!
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I LOVE tomato basil soup--I'll have to try it. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI am going to try this tom soup recipe. It sound very good. I don't think I have basil but I will bet the stores do.
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving it out. Sounds like it will be a few more calories than I need but who is counting.
I may be commenting twice but I didn't see it anywhere so I am again saying I love tomato soup and am going to find some ripe tomatoes and make me some. Who is counting calories anyway. This one sounds so good.
ReplyDeleteOh, I never said it was a "healthy" recipe. But it is tasty. You can try leaving out the butter or using less cream (or half and half). I've done it that way, and it's still good, but not as good.
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