Tomato Soup Florentine Food

FLORENTINE TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook bell pepper, onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in tomatoes, water, basil, bouillon and black pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir in spinach and cook 5 to 7 minutes more.

TOMATO FLORENTINE SOUP I

Steps:

• Combine broth, tomatoes, juice, and soup in a saucepan with a wire whisk over medium heat. Add sugar, spinach, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste, without thawing spinach. Allow to heat gently 20 minutes on medium-low until spinach is tender. Keep hot without letting it boil.
• Add cooked pasta and cook for 10 minutes longer.

ROASTED TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Wash, core and cut the tomatoes into halves. Spread the tomatoes, garlic cloves and onions onto a baking tray. If using vine cherry tomatoes for garnish, add them as well, leaving them whole and on the vine. Drizzle with 1/2 cup of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 20 to 30 minutes, or until caramelized.
• Remove roasted tomatoes, garlic and onion from the oven and transfer to a large stock pot (set aside the roasted vine tomatoes for later). Add 3/4 of the chicken stock, bay leaves, and butter. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until liquid has reduced by a third.
• Wash and dry basil leaves, if using, and add to the pot. Remove the bay leaves before using an immersion blender to puree the soup until smooth. Return soup to low heat, add cream and adjust consistency with remaining chicken stock, if necessary. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Garnish in bowl with 3 or 4 roasted vine cherry tomatoes and a splash of heavy cream.

TOMATO FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and celery; cook 7 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.
• Stir in garlic, cook 1 minute.
• Add Italian seasoning, water, broth, tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• Bring to a simmer, cook 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in pasta and cook 8 minutes.
• Add spinach, cook 2 minutes or until spinach wilts and pasta is done.
• Stir in salt and pepper.
• Divide soup evenly among 4 bowls, top with cheese. Serving size: 1 3/4 cups soup and 1 tablespoon cheese.

ITALIAN TOMATO FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan.
• Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft, stirring occasionally to avoid sticking.
• Add the whole tomatoes(crushing them by hand as you add them to the pot), diced tomatoes, broth, spinach, wine and herbs. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer 35 minutes.
• Add the prosciutto and simmer 10 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile, cut the bread into 3/4 inch slices and place them at the bottom of the serving bowls. (For an added flavor, toast the bread slightly and rub with a slice of garlic.) Sprinkle the top of each slice with cheese.
• Carefully spoon the soup over the bread, completely covering the slice by at least an inch, and garnish with more of the Romano cheese.
• Leftovers are even better the second day, and freeze well.

TOMATO FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over high heat in a large soup pot.
• Add the onion, celery, and carrots; saute until the onions turn clear.
• Add in the soup, tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, sugar substitute and water; bring to a boil.
• Turn down to low heat and allow to simmer for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Add spinach, tortellini and basil; bring back up to a low boil and cook 7-10 minutes or until the tortellini are tender.

MUSHROOM FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, red onion, garlic, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and wine, raise the heat to high, and continue cooking until reduced by half, about 4 more minutes.
• Remove from the heat, pour 1/2 the soup into a tall plastic container cup, and puree using an immersion blender. Return the puree to the pan and heat over high heat, while stirring in the spinach and cream in batches.
• Divide the soup among 2 bowls and serve each garnished with 6 enoki stems.

FLORENTINE TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute green pepper and onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add tomatoes, water, basil, bouillon and pepper; bring to a boil. Stir in noodles; reduce heat. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add spinach; cook until noodles are tender.

LIKE ZIO'S TOMATO FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare a roux: Heat 3 tablespoons butter in heavy saucepan over medium heat until foaming. Whisk in flour. Cook until straw colored, about 3 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Sauté onions in 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat until golden brown.
• Add garlic and continue to sauté 1-2 minutes.
• Remove mixture from heat and pure in food processor.
• Prepare chicken base: Dissolve chicken bouillon cubes in hot water.
• In a small Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat tomatoes, ketchup, vegetable juice and chicken base over medium-low heat.
• Add pured onion mixture, basil, dill, hot pepper sauce, sugar, black pepper and wine.
• Simmer 15 minutes.
• Whisk in roux and simmer an additional 30 minutes over medium-low heat.
• Whisk in cream.
• Add spinach.
• Serve immediately or cool and refrigerate.

TOMATO FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute garlic in oil for 1 minute. Add tomatoes; cook and stir for 5-10 minutes or until tender. Add the vegetable juice, pasta, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until pasta is tender. Stir in spinach and basil. Cook 5 minutes longer or until spinach is wilted.

TOMATO FLORENTINE SOUP WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, water, onion powder, basil, carrot, onion, bouillon cubes and salt (if using)in a large soup pot.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for 10 or 15 minutes.
• Add pasta. Simmer, covered, about 15 minutes longer or until pasta is tender.
• Stir in spinach. Heat through.
• Serve with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.