Fresh Tomato Soup With Cheesy Cornbread Food

FRESH TOMATO SOUP WITH CHEESY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• First, make the bread. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line the base of a non-stick 500g loaf tin with baking parchment. Tip the flour, polenta and baking powder into a bowl with half the cheese, the paprika, onions and chilli, then toss together. Add the egg and milk and mix well. Turn out into the tin and top with the remaining cheese. Bake for 20-25 mins until golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• To make the soup, heat the oil in a large pan and fry the celery, onion and carrots for 10 mins until softened. Add the potatoes, tomatoes, bouillon, tomato purée and garlic, then stir well. Cover with a lid and cook for 20 mins.
• Remove from the heat and blitz until smooth with a hand blender. If you're following our Healthy Diet Plan, spoon half the soup into two bowls and scatter with parsley. Cool, then chill the remainder for another day and wrap the remaining bread in foil and store in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat the soup in a pan or microwave, and slice and toast the bread before serving.

CHEESE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan and set aside.
• Combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, kosher salt, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl and set aside. Whisk together the butter, buttermilk and eggs in a bowl and stir to combine. Pour the buttermilk mixture into the cornmeal mixture and stir until smooth, then fold in the Cheddar cubes, grated Parmesan and 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar on top of the batter and continue to bake until the cheese is bubbling, the cornbread bounces back when pressed with a finger and a cake tester comes out clean, 10 minutes more.

GARDEN FRESH TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a stockpot, over medium heat, combine the tomatoes, onion, cloves and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, and gently boil for about 20 minutes to blend all of the flavors. Remove from heat and run the mixture through a food mill into a large bowl, or pan. Discard any stuff left over in the food mill.
• In the now empty stockpot, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the flour to make a roux, cooking until the roux is a medium brown. Gradually whisk in a bit of the tomato mixture, so that no lumps form, then stir in the rest. Season with sugar and salt, and adjust to taste.

CHEESY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Mix eggs, milk, and melted butter. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until moistened. Stir in corn and cheese. Pour into prepared baking dish.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes then cut into 2-inch squares. Serve warm with Country Crock® Honey Butter Spread.

CORN AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-quart saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallots, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 3 minutes. Place the cooked shallots, corn and chicken stock in a blender. Blend until smooth.
• Pour the corn mixture back into the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the tomatoes and basil.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and serve.

CHEESY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the soup: Heat the butter and olive oil in a braiser or shallow Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the garlic, onion, thyme and oregano. Season with a few pinches of salt and pepper. Cook until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Increase the heat to medium high and add the tomato paste. Stir and cook for 30 seconds. Add the wine, scraping the bottom of the pot to deglaze. Pour in the tomato juice, stewed tomatoes and sugar. Bring it to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer gently for 10 minutes.
• For the croutons: Meanwhile, drizzle both sides of each baguette slice with 1/2 tablespoon of the olive oil and arrange them on a baking sheet. Bake until slightly toasted, 6 to 8 minutes. Set aside.
• Add the heavy cream, Parmesan, pecorino and basil to the soup. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
• To serve, preheat the broiler. Ladle the soup into 6 ovenproof bowls and put on a baking sheet. Place 2 croutons onto each bowl and top with a piece of the Cheddar. Broil the soups just long enough for the cheese to get bubbly and slightly toasted. Serve each bowl with a sprinkle of parsley.

CHEROKEE JOE'S CORNBREAD SOUP

Steps:

• In a cooking pot, melt butter over high heat.
• Add corn and sauté for 10 minutes (corn should be golden brown).
• While corn is sautéing, dice onion, bell pepper, celery, carrots and jalapeños into bite size pieces.
• Add prepared vegetables to corn and continue sautéing for 6 minutes.
• Add water and soup base and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add diced tomatoes, garlic, cumin, chili powder and seasoning salt.
• Simmer for 10 minutes until vegetables are soft.
• Add cornbread crumbles right before serving.
• NOTE: For a spicier flavor, top with diced fresh jalapeños.

CHEDDAR CHEESE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400F.
• Generously butter an 8 inch square baking pan.
• In a large bowl, stir together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar (if using) baking soda and salt.
• Mix in the buttermilk, eggs and melted butter.
• Stir in the corn kernels and cheese and scrape the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until golden and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cool slightly in pan before serving.