Four Grain Tomato Soup With Greens Food

GREEN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large 4 quart pot over medium high heat.
• Add bacon and cook until browning.
• Add scallions, garlic and bay leaf until all is tender and cooked through.
• Add salt, pepper and tomatoes and stir well, then add broth and water.
• Bring to a simmer and cover partially for 35 minutes.
• Taste to adjust seasoning if need be.
• Enjoy!

FRESH TOMATO SOUP WITH BASIL AND FARRO

Steps:

• Pour 8 cups cold water and 1 1/2 tablespoons salt into a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Lower heat to medium, add the farro and basil stems, and cook until grains are tender but still a little chewy, about 25 minutes. Drain, reserving the liquid.
• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant and golden, about 2 minutes. Stir in the leek and a pinch of salt. Reduce the heat to medium and cook leeks until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 cup reserved cooking liquid. Bring to a simmer. Cook until the tomatoes have completely fallen apart, about 30 minutes.
• Using an immersion blender, blender or food processor, purée the tomato mixture until smooth (you may have to do this in batches). Add half the farro and pulse until the grains are broken down and the soup is a chunky purée. Stir in the remaining farro. If the soup seems thick, add more cooking liquid. Taste and add more salt if needed. Ladle the soup into serving bowls. Drizzle with oil; top generously with black pepper and torn basil leaves.

LOU'S GREEN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat.
• Add the onions, garlic, ginger, coriander and cumin and cook, stirring, until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, pepper, potatoes, broth, chili pepper and sugar.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Purée the soup in batches in a blender or food processor (the blender will give you a smoother purée).
• Return the soup to a pot and add the milk and salt.
• Heat to a simmer.
• Serve garnished with a dollop of yogurt, cashews, and cilantro leaves.

4B'S OLD FASHIONED CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Mix tomatoes, chicken broth, butter, sugar, onions and soda.
• Simmer over low heat for 1 hour.
• Heat cream in a double boiler.
• Add cream to hot tomato mixture and serve.

SMOKY TOMATO SOUP WITH PRESERVED LEMON & GREEN OLIVE SALSA

Steps:

• Heat the butter and oil in a large saucepan on a medium heat, add the onion, celery and carrot and fry until tender, without turning golden, about 10 mins. Add the bay and garlic, and fry for a minute before adding the tomatoes and stock. Simmer for 10 mins, stirring occasionally.
• Remove the bay leaves, and blend the soup in a liquidiser or with a stick blender until smooth. Season well and add the smoked paprika, sugar and vinegar to balance the soup with sweet, smokiness and a little acidity.
• For the salsa, crush the garlic with a pinch of salt using a pestle and mortar. Halve and deseed the chilli and chop roughly. Add to the mortar with the coriander and olives and bash, gradually adding the oil and vinegar until you have a rough paste (it should be chunky). Mix in the preserved lemon, then stir in the brine from the jar to taste.

GREEN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook ham, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add scallions, garlic, and bay leaf and cook, stirring occasionally, until scallions are tender and lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, broth, water, salt, and pepper and simmer, partially covered, until tomatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Discard bay leaf and season soup with salt and pepper.

GREEN TOMATO AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Place bacon in a stock pot over medium-low heat; cook and stir until bacon begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir onion and garlic into bacon; cook and stir until onion is tender, about 10 minutes. Add green tomatoes, vegetable broth, celery salt, bay leaf, and black pepper to bacon-onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until tomatoes are tender, about 40 minutes.