Tomato Blue Cheese Soup Food

TOMATO BLUE CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, bell pepper, and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the blue cheese, cream cheese, heavy cream, and milk. Heat until the cheese is melted and the mixture is simmering, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato juice, basil, sweetener, and pepper. Continue to cook and stir until the soup is heated through, 15 to 20 minutes.

IRISH BLUE CHEESE AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425. Rub a bit of olive oil on your hands and coat each of the tomato halves. place them cut side down on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast the tomatoes in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and chop the tomatoes roughly in a food processor or by hand.
• In the bottom of your soup pot cook the bacon over low heat until it's crisp. Remove to a plate and cover with a paper towel. Reserve a tablespoon of the bacon fat to cook the vegetables.
• Add the onion, celery and carrots to the soup pot and cook stirring occasionally for 1 - 2 minutes, until the onion is translucent. Stir in the flour and mix well until it's completely incorporated with the veggies in the pot. Pour in the heated stock and stir well until the stock thickens slightly and the vegetables are soft.
• Crumble the cheese into the pot and add the chopped tomatoes. Bring the soup to a boil stirring to help melt the cheese. Remove the pot from heat and use an immersion blender to puree the soup until smooth. (Or let the soup cool slightly and process in batches in a blender or food processor; then return the soup to the pot.). Cook until the soup is hot but not yet at the simmer.
• Roughly chop the bacon.Serve the soup in individual bowls,, topped with bacon. Sprinkle the black pepper and chopped parsley if desired.

SPICY TOMATO BLUE CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and a generous pinch of salt and stir to coat the onion with oil. Cover and cook the onions for 2 minutes.
• Add the garlic, cover the pot, and cook for 2 more minutes. Add the tomatoes along with their juice and the stock and bring to a simmer. Add the cream, Sriracha sauce, and oregano and simmer gently for 45 minutes.
• Let the soup cool for at least 10 minutes and then add the blue cheese and blend until smooth in a blender, working in batches if needed. Strain the soup through a fine-mesh strainer into a clean pot, taste, adjust the seasoning if necessary, and reheat gently. Serve immediately. (The tomato soup will keep, covered in the refrigerator, for up to a few days.)

TOMATO AND BLUE CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• turn oven to 400°F Spread tomatoes in shallow baking dish with garlic and salt and pepper. Place in oven and roast for 35 minutes.
• Heat oil or butter in large saucepan. Add leek and carrot. Cook over low heat for about 10 minutes until soft.
• Add stock and roasted tomatoes and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, simmer for about 20 minutes.
• Add blue cheese, cream and basil. Transfer to food processor or blender and process until smooth, working in batches if necessary.
• Reheat to serve (don't boil). Garnish with bacon and fresh basil.

TOMATO BASIL GORGONZOLA SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a medium saucepan most of the way with water, bring to a boil, then using a tongs, lower each tomato into the pan and let bathe for about 20 seconds. Remove with tongs and set on a clean kitchen towel. Repeat until all the tomatoes have had a little bath. The peels should pull off the tomatoes very easily.
• Peel and core the tomatoes and weigh them-you should have 1.5 - 1.75 lb. of tomatoes.
• Put the onion chunks and garlic in a food processor or handi chopper and process to chop into small chunks.
• Pour the hot water out of the saucepan and set back on the burner over medium heat. Once it's hot, add the olive oil, then the onion/garlic. Saute for several minutes until the onion is translucent and soft.
• Add the tomatoes, broth, bay leaf and tomato paste to the pan. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for about 15 minutes. Remove from heat to cool slightly.
• Remove the bay leaf, then puree the soup with the basil leaves and gorgonzola cheese in a blender or food processor. Add salt & fresh ground pepper to taste.

TOMATO SOUP WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/fan 180C. Heat the oil in a ovenproof saucepan on the hob. Fry the onion rings until they are slightly glazed.
• Assemble the soup: Crumble the roquefort cheese over the onion rings, then pour the 2 tins of cubed tomatoes into the saucepan, pour over the vegetable stock and add the herbs. Season with some salt and pepper. Then give the soup a good stir, bring it to the boil and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
• Take the saucepan from the hob, scatter the cubes of bread over the soup and then the cheddar.
• Place the saucepan into the oven for 20 minutes. Serve with some crusty bread.

POTATO-BLUE CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan over medium high heat.
• Add onion; cook 5 minutes or until soft.
• Add garlic; cook 1 minute.
• Add potatoes; cook 5 minutes.
• Add broth; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium low; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in half-and-half, 1/2 cup of the cheese, salt and pepper.
• (Soup can be made to this point up to 1 day ahead.) Before serving, sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.

BLUE CHEESE TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender, combine 2 cups tomato juice, cream cheese, half of the blue cheese, onion, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, lemon juice, pepper and salt; process until smooth. Pour into a large bowl; stir in remaining tomato juice. Chill at least 1 hour. Top with garlic bread if desired and remaining blue cheese.

TOMATO AND BLUE CHEESE SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Spread the tomatoes out in an oven-proof dish. Sprinkle with the garlic and some salt and pepper. Place in oven and bake for 35 minutes.
• Heat the butter in a large pan. Add the leek and carrot and season with salt and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes, until softened.
• Stir in the broth and baked tomatoes. Bring to a boil, lower heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add the blue cheese, cream and parsley. Remove from heat and let cool slightly, then transfer to a blender and process until smooth, working in batches if necessary. Taste and adjust seasoning.
• Ladel into warmed bowls and sprinkle with crumbled bacon.

IRISH BLUE CHEESE TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• To roast tomatoes: Preheat oven to 425°F. Rub a bit of olive oil on your hands, and coat each of the tomato halves. Sprinkle with garlic or garlic salt. Place them on a rimmed baking sheet, and roast in the oven for 30 minutes. I always cover pan with foil before roasting for easy cleanup. Remove from the oven, and chop the tomatoes roughly in a food processor or by hand. Bacon: May use pre-Cooked Bacon Bits or I n the bottom of your soup pot, cook the bacon over low heat until it's as crisp as you like it. Remove the bacon onto a plate covered with paper towel, and set aside. Leave Bacon drippings in the pot! Combine Soup Ingredients as follows: Over med-low heat, add the butter into the pot, along with the onion, celery and carrot. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 1-4 minutes, until the onion is translucent. Stir in the flour, and mix well until it's completely incorporated with the butter in the pot. Pour in the chicken stock (1 cup at a time), and stir well until the stock thickens slightly with each cup of stock. Add the crumbled cheese and roasted chopped tomatoes. Bring the soup to a boil over med-low heat stirring to help melt the cheese. Stir occasionally. Remove the pot from heat, and use an immersion blender to puree the soup until smooth. (Or, let the soup cool slightly, and process in batches in a blender or food processor; then, return the soup to the pot.) *Note: you do not have to do this step at all. Soup tastes the same regardless. Return the pot to the stove, and over low heat stir in the half-and-half. Cook for one minute, until the soup is hot but not yet simmering. Roughly chop/crumble the bacon. Serve the soup in individual bowls, topped with fresh ground black pepper and bacon.

TAXI TOMATO BLUE CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to boil on the stove top. Drop the tomatoes in, a few at a time and let them bathe for 30 - 60 seconds. Use tongs to remove them and repeat with the rest of the tomatoes. Pour the water out. Let the tomatoes cool, then pull the peels off and cut out the stem area.
• Heat the olive oil in the pot, then add the garlic and onion and saute until the onion is very soft and the garlic is fragrant.
• Add the tomatoes, bay leaf and bouillon and stir to mix. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Remove the bay leaf and pour the soup into a blender, then add the cold cheeses, cream and oregano. Cover and blend until smooth. Add salt & pepper to taste. Return to the pot and heat just until hot but DO NOT BOIL.
• Serve hot with a little drizzle of olive oil on top, some cooked, chopped bacon (if desired) and a few fresh oregano leaves.

TOMATO BLUE CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Stir in the garlic, bell pepper, and onion.
• Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the blue cheese, cream cheese, heavy cream, and milk.
• Heat until the cheese is melted and the mixture is simmering, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato juice, basil, sweetener, and pepper.
• Continue to cook and stir until the soup is heated through, 15 to 20 minutes.