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Super-Quick Fresh Tomato Soup
By Cait Johnson
Too many tomatoes? This vibrant soup based on a traditional Tuscan recipe is a far, far cry from the canned stuff: you can throw it together in practically no time but it offers a bowlful of lycopene-rich goodness and fresh tomato flavor along with good-for-you garlic and olive oil. Even my tomato-hating son loves it, this soup has become a family favorite.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups chopped yellow onions
1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons maple syrup or organic sugar
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
4 cups ripe tomatoes, chopped, including their juices, or you could use organic canned tomatoes
2 cups good-quality vegetable broth
Sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
2 cups fresh basil leaves
1 slice bread, lightly toasted, per serving (optional)
1. In a heavy-bottomed stockpot over medium heat, cook onions in 1/4 cup olive oil for around 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent. Add vinegar, sweetener, and garlic and continue to cook for 2 minutes, until garlic is fragrant and softened but not browned.
2. Add tomatoes and their juices. Simmer mixture 10 minutes, then add broth and return mixture to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Tear basil leaves in pieces and add to soup.
3. Place toasted bread, if using, in the bottoms of individual bowls. Ladle soup on top, drizzle with a little olive oil, and serve.
Serves 4 to 8.
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11 comments
add your comment »I do NOT like tomato soup. But I REALLY like this. This isn't tomato soup, it's manna
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Thanks, Edwin!
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If the tomato skins cause a digestive problem you can remove them. Tomatoes can be peeled by stroking the skin with a dull knife until it loosens or by immersing in boiling water for 1 minute then immediately putting them in cold water. The skins will slip right off. Be aware that by removing the skins you are also removing a lot of the vitamins and Lycopene.
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Dumb question: Do you have to peel the tomatoes?
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tomato soup! YUM!
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Love to eat tomatoes especially when its hand pick by me..
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I make similar soup with fresh or canned tomatoes, yogurt, olive oil and spices like basil, parsley and garlic. Just blend ingredients, add some salt, pepper, cayenne..., and you have refreshing cold soup for a hot day.
For variety use cucumbers instead of tomatoes.
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This sounds re4lly yummy. I'm going to try it as I have an abundance of tomatoes.
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I am trying this tonight, though I can't get fresh basil at the moment. Plan to try it with freeze dried herbs instead.
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Now THIS is tomato soup!
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