Fijian Tomato Soup Food

ROASTED TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Wash and cut tomatoes, placing in a shallow baking dish cut side down.
• Add onion pieces, garlic, oregano and basil to the pan.
• Drizzle vegetables with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Place roasted vegetables in food processor bowl or blender and begin puree. Slowly add broth or water until soup has desired consistency. Continue blending until smooth.
• An immersion blender also works very well. (If you warm the broth first, the soup will be hot without reheating.).
• Serve garnished with cheese if desired.

FIJIAN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Wash the rice, add to 3 cups boiling water and boil for 30 minutes.
• Cook the onion in a pan with the dripping till tender but not brown.
• Add the tomatoes and pepper and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Rub the mixture through a strainer into the boiling rice and water.
• Add the salt, pepper and sugar and sprinkle the parsley and paprika on top of the soup when serving.

SPANISH TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Blanch tomatoes and skin them, or just use canned tomatoes.
• Cook bacon; take out; saute onions and red peppers in bacon grease.
• Add paprika and tomatoes, garlic, oregano and cumin; fry gently.
• Add chicken stock.
• Return bacon and bring to a boil.
• Simmer 1 hour, stirring.

ALMOST-INSTANT TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• WHISK together ingredients a deep medium saucepan.
• HEAT mixture to boiling while stirring.
• REDUCE heat to medium-low.
• SIMMER for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• SERVE and enjoy.

GRANDMA'S TOMATO SOUP SPECIAL

Steps:

• Cook the noodles as directed on the package.
• Meanwhile, pour the tomato soup into a small sauce pan. Fill the empty can halfway up with milk then add to the soup.
• Pull the cheese apart into small pieces then add along with the butter. Heat over medium-low heat until the cheese is melted then salt & pepper to taste.
• Drain the water from the noodles then pour in the tomato soup. Stir to mix then serve.