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CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large nonreactive saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and carrot and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, 1 to 2 minutes without allowing to color. Add tomatoes with their juices, broth, tomato paste, basil, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer stirring frequently, 15 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• In a food processor or blender, puree soup in batches until smooth. Return to pan and stir in cream. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Simmer until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes, and serve.

CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Saute chopped fresh herbs in butter; add 1 jar pasta sauce, 2 cups water, 1/2 cup heavy cream and a pinch of nutmeg; simmer for 5 minutes.

CREAMY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring, until crisp and most of the fat has rendered, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Lower the heat to medium, add the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft and fragrant, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in the flour and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Pour in the broth and crush the tomatoes through your fingers into the pan. Bring to a boil while whisking constantly. Tie the parsley sprigs, thyme, and bay leaf together with a piece of kitchen twine and add to the pot. Lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Remove and discard the herb bundle. Working in batches, transfer the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth. Return the puree to the pot and reheat over medium heat.
• Whisk in the heavy cream, salt, and pepper, to taste. Divide among warm soup bowls and serve immediately.
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CREAMY COCONUT TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add the coconut oil and swirl it around to melt and coat the base of the pot. Add the onion, ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Saute, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomato paste and stir to coat the vegetables. Add the crushed tomatoes, vegetable broth, coconut milk and another 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring the mixture to a boil, then turn the heat down to low, cover and let simmer for 20 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and remove the lid. Use an immersion blender to blend the soup until it's smooth. (This could alternatively be done in a blender.)
• Ladle the soup into bowls and serve.

CREAM OF FRESH TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-low heat. Add the onions and carrots and saute for about 10 minutes, until very tender. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, sugar, tomato paste, basil, chicken stock, salt, and pepper and stir well. Bring the soup to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes, until the tomatoes are very tender.
• Add the cream to the soup and process it through a food mill into a bowl, discarding only the dry pulp that's left. Reheat the soup over low heat just until hot and serve with julienned basil leaves and/or croutons.

CREAMY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a 3-quart Dutch oven over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil and the carrots, celery, onion and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir with a wooden spoon and cook until the vegetables begin to soften, about 4 minutes. Add the cherry tomatoes and chicken stock and stir to combine. Nestle the Parmesan rind and basil in the soup and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook, stirring often to prevent the rind from sticking to the bottom of the pan, for about 25 minutes.
• Remove the basil and Parmesan rind and discard. Stir in the mascarpone, the remaining tablespoon of olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Puree the soup until smooth with a stick blender. Serve topped with crumbled bacon.

COLD TOMATO AND SOUR CREAM SOUP

Steps:

• Purée tomatoes in batches in a blender until smooth, then force purée through a sieve into a large bowl, discarding seeds. Stir in lemon juice to taste, scallion, zest, sugar, thyme, marjoram, salt, and pepper.
• Chill soup until cold, about 1 hour.
• Ladle soup into bowls and top with dollops of sour cream.

HOMEMADE QUICK TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil over med heat in a saucepan.
• Cook onions and garlic stirring for 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, stock, tomato paste and pepper.
• Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until slightly thickened Puree with an immersion blender or ordinary blender.

CREAMY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add leeks and garlic, cook until soft, about 2 minutes. Add oregano, cook 1 minute. Add tomatoes and bring to a simmer; partially cover pan and simmer 5 minutes.
• Puree soup in pan using immersion blender, or (working in batches) transfer tomato mixture to a blender and puree until smooth - be careful not to splatter hot liquid. Return puree'd tomato mixture to pan.
• Set pan over low heat and add milk. Simmer 1 minute to heat through. Remove pan from heat and stir in basil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

CREAMY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Melt the butter with the oil over low heat in a pot.
• 2. Add the onion; wilt over low heat for 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic during the last 2 minutes, stirring. Sprinkle with flour and cook 3 minutes longer, stirring.
• 3. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, and broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cover; cook over medium-low heat for 30 minutes. Season with cloves, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• 4. Purée the soup in a food processor. Pour through a strainer into a pot. Stir in the half-and-half.
• 5. Warm the soup before serving.

EXCESSIVELY SIMPLE CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Pour the tomatoes into the pot you're cooking with and set the stove on high.
• Heat until the tomatoes are bubbling. This will take less than five minutes so keep your eye on it.
• Once the tomatoes are bubbling, add the other ingredients and turn the heat to medium. Cook until it's bubbling again or until it's as hot as you want it. Pour into a mug and enjoy!

CREAMY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add thyme, onion, and garlic. Cook until onion is completely soft and translucent, 10-12 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high; add tomato paste. Continue cooking, stirring often, until paste has begun to caramelize in spots, 5-6 minutes.
• Add tomatoes with juices, 1 teaspoon sugar, and 8 cups water to pot. Increase heat to high; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer until flavors meld and soup reduces to about 2 quarts (8 cups), 45-55 minutes. Remove soup from heat; let cool slightly. Discard thyme sprigs. Working in small batches, purée soup in a blender until smooth. Return to pot. DO AHEAD: Soup can be made 2 days ahead. Let cool slightly, cover, and chill. Rewarm before continuing.
• Stir in 1/4 cup cream. Simmer soup until flavors meld, 10-15 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and remaining 1 teaspoon sugar. Add more cream, if desired.

PURE CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a soup pot. Add the onion and cook over medium heat, stirring, until the onion is softened but not browned. Sprinkle the flour over the butter mixture and continue to stir and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly add the milk, bay leaf, sugar, and salt and continue to cook and stir until slightly thickened. Stir the baking soda into the tomatoes. Add the tomatoes to the milk, and bring just to a simmer. Remove from the heat and put through a strainer. Taste and correct seasonings. Reheat before serving.

FRESH TOMATO SOUP WITH CRISPY CHEESE TOAST

Steps:

• Remove cores from tomatoes and cut in half crosswise. Reserve until needed.
• Heat olive oil and butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and anchovy and cook until garlic is sizzling in the hot fat, 45 seconds to 1 minute. Carefully add the tomatoes with their juices, salt, and red pepper flakes. Toss with a spoon every few minutes until the tomatoes release their liquid and start to break down.
• Once the tomatoes have softened and start to collapse, reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes have fallen apart and the soup resembles a coarse tomato sauce, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil or a silicone liner. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Place the bread slices on the prepared baking sheet. Top each slice with sliced basil, and then Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is well browned and crispy around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
• Remove soup from heat and pass through a mesh strainer into a bowl. Use the back of a ladle to push all the tomato mixture through. Discard the skins and seeds, which should be the only things left in the strainer.
• Transfer the strained tomato soup back into the saucepan and place back over medium-low heat. Continue cooking to thicken slightly, if desired, or simply bring back to a simmer and serve immediately with the cheese toasts.

EASY CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in dutch oven.
• Blend in flour until smooth.
• Pour in tomato juice and stir until it thickens.
• Stir in baking soda.
• Add milk, sugar, and salt.
• Heat thoroughly.
• Divide into bowls and top with cheese (if desired).
• This soup does not curdle.

SIMPLE ROASTED TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line two 10x15-inch baking pans with parchment paper.
• Arrange tomatoes, onion, and bell pepper in a single layer on the prepared baking pans. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Add garlic; continue roasting until mixture is tender, about 15 minutes more.
• Bring broth to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, covered.
• Meanwhile, put 1/2 of the tomato mixture in a blender. Cover and pulse 3 times, then blend until smooth, adding hot broth as needed. Pour into the pot with broth. Repeat with remaining tomato mixture, then stir into the pot until combined.
• Simmer soup to heat through, about 5 minutes. Stir in basil and parsley.

CHUNKY HOMEMADE CREAMY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté celery, onion and red pepper in butter till soft and slightly caramelized. Add crushed tomatoes and heat through.
• Blend contents with a hand blender, or standard blender until it is the texture you want. We like ours a little chunky.
• Take off the heat and add the whipping cream. If it is too thick add some milk until it is the consistency you want. We like ours thick and hearty.
• Heat through and adjust the salt and pepper.
• Note: If you don't have the McCormick's pepper, just add regular black pepper and a splash of Worcestershire sauce.

CREAMY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium pot, heat the milk over moderate heat.
• Put the crushed tomatoes in a food processor and process until smooth.
• Pour the processed tomatoes into the milk and stir to combine.
• Put the chopped onion, garlic, celery, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, flour, sugar, salt and pepper into the processor and process until the mixture is a smooth grind.
• Pour this mixture into the milk mixture and stir to combine.
• Bring the soup to a boil and then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.