Herbed Fresh Tomato Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, celery, parsley, lovage, and salt. Cook, stirring, until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until tomatoes are soft and mixture is slightly reduced, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in basil; cook until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• Pass soup through the medium plate of a food mill set over a large bowl; discard solids. Reheat; serve with crostini.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first six ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. , Stir in tomato paste until blended. In a small bowl, combine milk powder and flour; stir in milk until smooth. Gradually stir into soup. Cook and stir until thickened and heated through.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Gently toss together 2 tablespoons of the oil, the vinegar, thyme, garlic, tomatoes, red peppers and onions on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Arrange the tomatoes and red peppers skin-side up and bake until lightly charred, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Warm the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the tomato paste and mix well. Add the tomato and pepper mixture, including the juices, and combine. Stir in the stock; cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer the soup to a blender (or use an immersion blender) and pulse in small batches that reach only about one-third to halfway up the side of the jar. Be careful to start slow and then increase the speed to blitz the ingredients until smooth. Use a separate bowl to hold the blended soup, and then return it all to the pot.
• Heat the soup to warm through, and then ladle into serving bowls. Garnish with the basil and serve with the Herbed Flatbread.
• Roll the pizza dough out to about 1-inch thick. Sprinkle evenly with the herbs and roll into a log. Then knead 3 to 4 minutes to evenly incorporate the herbs. Reform the dough into a ball and place in a small bowl lightly coated with olive oil. Set aside to rest for 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the butter with the garlic and red onions. Remove from the heat and keep warm. Brush a baking sheet with oil. Roll the dough out to about 1/8-inch thickness and transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Brush about half the garlic butter on top.
• Remove the garlic and onions with a slotted spoon and scatter over the top. Bake until golden, about 25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, brush with the remaining garlic butter and sprinkle with salt. Cut into 2 inch strips and serve.
• From Food Network Kitchens; after further testing and to ensure the best results this recipe has been altered from what was in the actual episode.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook onion in hot oil until tender. Stir in the water, tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, thyme, bouillion base, sugar, salt, pepper, Tabasco. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 40 minute.
• Blend the soup with an immersion (stick) blender, or in small batches in a blender or food processor. Cool, pour into freezer containers, seal, label, and freeze.
• To serve, heat the frozen soup in a medium saucepan over medium heat for 20-25 minutes or until heated through, stirring on occasion. Garnish with parsley before serving.

Steps:

• Combine butter and olive oil in a large saucepan.
• Add onion and cook until onions are tender but not brown.
• Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, thyme, salt, and pepper.
• Mash tomatoes slightly.
• Add chicken broth.
• Bring to boiling, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 40 minutes.
• Puree, a small amount at a time, in blender or food processor.
• Return mixture to saucepan, heat through, and serve.