Pesto Tomato Soup Food

CREAMY TOMATO SOUP WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Heat the milk over moderate heat in a medium pot.
• Put tomatoes, tomato paste, onions, salt and pepper, sugar, flour, butter, and celery into a food processor and grind until smooth.
• Pour mixture into milk and raise heat to bring soup to a boil.
• Reduce heat and then simmer 15 minutes.
• While soup cooks, make pesto, if not using storebought.
• Fill the food processor with watercress, loosely packed.
• Add hazelnuts, 1/2 of the oil and garlic cloves to the watercress in the processor.
• Add nutmeg, salt and pepper to the processor bowl, set lid in place and pulse grind the mixture into a thick paste.
• Add any remaining watercress to the processor and grind into the paste by pulsing the processor again.
• Transfer watercress paste to a bowl.
• Stir in the remaining oil and the cheese.
• Taste pesto sauce and adjust seasonings.
• Pour soup into shallow bowls and add a couple of rounded spoonfuls of pesto to each dish and stir it into the soup.

SOUL-WARMING TOMATO-PESTO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine vegetable broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, celery, onions, garlic, carrot, water, oregano, thyme, and pepper in a 3- to 4-quart slow cooker and mix to blend. Cover and cook on Low, 8 to 10 hours.
• Stir rice and pesto into the cooker; cover, and let stand until rice is tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Serve soup topped with shredded Parmesan cheese and with crusty bread on the side.

EASY TOMATO PESTO SOUP

Steps:

• In a sauce pan, combine can of tomato soup and milk over medium heat. (If you fill the empty soup can with the milk, it's the right amount).
• **DO NOT use skim or fat-free milk. This will cause the soup to curdle. If a thick soup is desired, use heavy cream instead of milk.**.
• Add pesto. Stir and heat through.
• Just before removing soup from stove, add grated parmesan cheese and combine.
• The soup does taste better if given time to set overnight in the refrigerator.

THE BEST TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Add the celery, onions, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are softened but not browned, about 10 minutes. Stir in the crushed tomatoes. Add the broth and thyme leaves. Cover and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
• Let the hot soup cool for about 5 minutes or so, then transfer half of it to a blender filling no more than halfway. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter. Remove the center cap from the lid and place it on the blender. Cover the lid with a kitchen towel to catch splatters, and pulse until smooth. Pour into a clean pot or container. Repeat with the remaining soup and butter. Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and drizzle with more oil before serving.

TOMATO & BASIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter or oil in a large pan, then add the garlic and soften for a few minutes over a low heat. Add the sundried or SunBlush tomatoes, canned tomatoes, stock, sugar and seasoning, then bring to a simmer. Let the soup bubble for 10 mins until the tomatoes have broken down a little.
• Whizz with a stick blender, adding half the pot of soured cream as you go. Taste and adjust the seasoning - add more sugar if you need to. Serve in bowls with 1 tbsp or so of the pesto swirled on top, a little more soured cream and scatter with basil leaves.

SLOW COOKER PESTO, TOMATO & RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3 1/2 to 4 quart slow cooker combine onions, carrots, celery, undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, thyme, and pepper.
• Stir in water and broth.
• Cover; cook on high setting for 4 hours.
• Turn off cooker.
• Stir in rice and pesto.
• Cover; let stand for 7 to 10 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with grated Parmesan cheese.

EASY ROASTED TOMATO PESTO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Slice tomatoes and onions into wedges.
• Peel garlic cloves.
• Place tomatoes, onion, and garlic on the cookie sheet. Drizzle with oil and roast for 30-35 minutes.
• Remove from oven and puree in a food processor or blender in batches. Add to a soup pot.
• Pour in vegetable broth.
• Stir in pesto.
• Cook over low heat until heated through. About 20 minutes.
• Top with fresh basil cut into ribbons if desired.