Tomato soup shopping list. Fresh is best. Whether your buying the ingredients at a local farmers market or grocers, be picky. Otherwise this soup may never ride again.
Garlic: 3 cloves crushed
Tomatoes: 4-6 very ripe, peeled, seeded, and diced
White Onion: diced
Chicken Broth/Stock: 3 cups
Olive Oil: 3 T
Bay Leaf: 1
Oregano, Basil, Cilantro: ¼ tsp/ fresh 3 T
Cayenne Pepper: 1/8 tsp
Salt & Pepper: to taste
Crusty Bread: sliced
Cheese: Provolone, Mozzarella, Parmesan
Preparation/4 Servings Tomato soup
In a pot/ Dutch oven heat oil over medium heat. Then add onion and garlic; cook until fragrant. Add tomatoes and ½ cup water. Then cook 5 minutes.
Then slowly add chicken broth, bay leaf, cayenne, oregano, basil, cilantro, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer. Cover for 40 minutes. Then remove from heat. And let rest for 25 minutes.
To serve bring back to slow boil. Meanwhile prepare bread with cheese. Toast in oven or pan. Place cheese toast in bottom of bowls and ladle with hot soup.
Instead of your bread floating atop let it rest nicely on the bottom.
That’s where the line crosses between the French and Italians.
Then Garnish with a pinch of cheese.
Soup Notes: TOMATOES
Tomato soups are easy peasy to make. While providing wonderful health benefits. Their red color signals the presence of lycopene a carotene that is positive for cancer prevention. And that’s a start to a perfect first course. One which no body should ignore!
In truth, the tomato is a fruit of the earth. Going from flowering vines to luscious edibles. Enjoying a better taste when you pick-em fresh. Since you can, take a new look at some striking good options.
Tomatoes also come in many shapes, colors, sizes, and tastes. Raw or cooked they have lots of uses in cookery. In addition, they’re one of the most popular plants in the home garden or patio pot. With so many varieties available they’re worth growing on your own for better flavor and texture than store-bought.
In fact, many species now have a built-in resistance to disease. So, what could be more enjoyable than preparing a tomato soup with your own vine ripen fruit.
