Chunky Mediterranean Tomato Soup Food

CHUNKY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat; add oil and onion, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and tomato paste; cook 1 minute.
• To saucepan, add thyme, broth, and tomatoes, breaking up tomatoes with your fingers. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, 30 minutes. (Remove thyme sprigs before blending.)
• Using an immersion blender, puree soup in pot, leaving a fair amount of the tomatoes in chunks. Or, working in several batches, puree half (5 cups) of the soup in a conventional blender until smooth; return to pot. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

EASY ROASTED TOMATO BASIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine tomatoes and carrot pieces. Add a generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, and season with kosher salt and black pepper. Toss to combine.
• Transfer to a large baking sheet and spread well in one layer. Roast in heated oven for about 30 minutes. When ready, remove from the heat and set aside for about 10 minutes to cool.
• Transfer the roasted tomatoes and carrots to the large bowl of a food processor fitted with a blade. Add just a tiny bit of water and blend.
• In a large cooking pot, heat 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add onions and cook for about 3 minutes, then add garlic and cook briefly until golden.
• Pour the roasted tomato mixture into the cooking pot. Stir in crushed tomatoes, 2 1/2 cups water, basil, thyme and spices. Season with a little kosher salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and cover part-way. Let simmer for about 20 minutes or so.
• Remove the thyme springs and transfer tomato basil soup to serving bowls. If you like, add a splash of lime juice and a generous drizzle of extra virgihttps://shop.themediterraneandish.com/product/extra-virgin-olive-oil-bundle/n olive oil. Serve with your favorite crusty bread or grilled pieces of French baguette. Enjoy!

BEST TOMATO SOUP EVER

Steps:

• To begin, dice the onion. Melt the butter in a large pot or Dutch oven. Throw in the onion and cook until translucent.
• Now dump in the diced tomatoes and stir to combine. Add the tomato juice.
• Next - and this is important - in order to combat the acidity of the tomatoes add 3 to 6 tablespoons of sugar. Now, you'll want to start on the low side, then taste and add more as needed. Some tomatoes and juice have more of an acidic bite than others. (For what it's worth, and I realize it's not worth much, I use 6 tablespoons of sugar.)
• Next, add 1 or 2 tablespoons chicken base to the pot. I added 3, and it wound up being a little too much.
• Now you can add lots of freshly ground black pepper. Stir to combine, then heat almost to a boil. Then turn off the heat.
• Add in the sherry if desired. Stir in the cream. Add the basil and parsley and stir.
• Serve the soup warm!

SWEET AND CHUNKY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place the red bell pepper and yellow bell pepper in a large pot with 1/4 teaspoon butter, and cook, stirring constantly, until peppers are slightly charred. Mix in tomatoes, onion, garlic, and chicken broth. Season with salt, sugar, cloves, oregano, and basil. Bring to a boil, and cook 20 minutes, until tomatoes are soft.
• Mix the milk and cornstarch in a small saucepan, and stir until smooth. Place saucepan over medium heat, and stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon butter. Continue to cook and stir until thickened. Mix into the pot with vegetables.
• Strain about 1/2 the vegetables from the soup and transfer to a blender. Blend until smooth, and return to the pot. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and let sit about 5 minutes before serving.

CHUNKY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in 5- to 6-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook garlic, celery and carrots in oil 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until carrots are crisp-tender.
• Stir in tomatoes, breaking up tomatoes coarsely. Stir in water, basil, pepper and broth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low.
• Cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

MEDITERRANEAN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, add the tomatoes, onion, celery and garlic with the oil.
• Cover and cook over a low heat for around 40-45 minutes, gently shaking or moving the pan every now and then, until very soft.
• In a blender or food processor, add the vegetables and process until smooth.
• Press firmly through a sieve.
• Return veggies to pan.
• Stir in stock and the tomato puree, bring to the boil.
• Add the pasta shapes and simmer on low heat for 7-10 minutes or until pasta is tender (al dente).
• Serve hot.

CHUNKY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• After dicing the onion and tomatoes (serrated knife works best) heat butter in a medium pan and saute onion until transparent (about 5 minutes).
• Add tomatoes, chicken broth, 1/3 cup dill, sugar, salt and pepper and bring to boil.
• Lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Serve hot.
• Ladle into soup bowls and top with spoonfull of yogurt.
• Sprinkle with remaining dill.

CHUNKY CHICKEN SOUP, MEDITERRANEAN STYLE

Steps:

• In a stockpot or 5-quart Dutch oven, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the onion, green pepper, and garlic. Sauté until soft.
• Stir in tomatoes and juice, chicken stock, water, rice, and basil. Bring to a boil. Simmer gently, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Add carrots and cook about 5 minutes.
• Add chicken, green beans, and olives. Cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Add black pepper.