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Carrot Tomato Soup: Tastiest and Simplest Ever

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

One of my favorite inventions this summer has been this Carrot Tomato Soup.  I started with the most basic ingredients- carrots, tomato sauce, water and salt.  And then before I decided what to add next, I tasted it: perfect.  Stop there!

Simple, tasty and healthy, it’s the perfect summer soup.

Carrot Tomato Soup

1 pound carrots, scrubbed or peeled and then diced
8oz tomato sauce (1 small can)
8oz water (could substitute milk or cream for a creamier soup)
1 tsp sea salt
Black pepper to taste
Optional: olive oil to drizzle on top

1. Boil or steam carrots until tender.  Let cool.

2. In a food processor or blender, combine carrots with tomato sauce, and water.  Blend until smooth.

3. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Put in fridge if you’d like to serve a chilled soup, or reheat on stovetop for a warm soup.  May also serve room temperature, as is my custom.  You may choose to drizzle some olive oil on top of each portion before serving.

Living Well HealthMaster!

Friday, May 1st, 2009

A couple of weeks ago I got Montel Williams’ Living Well HealthMaster, and since then I’ve been making almost everything in it.  Salad dressing, soups, sauces, fruit smoothies and vegetable juices all by just pressing the button.  It doesn’t leave behind a stringy mess like a blender, yet retains all of the fiber and nutrients instead of discarding the way juicers do.

It comes with several recipe books.  That’s where I got this cucumber soup recipe.

Chilled Cucumber Soup

1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 seedless cucumber
1/2 red onion, peeled
1/2 garlic clove, peeled
1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste

Add all ingredients into the HealthMaster.  Secure the lid.  Turn on the speed control to 1 (low).  Turn on the machine.  Increase the speed to 8 (high) until blended.  Serve chilled.

I loved not having to chop the vegetables beforehand.  So easy.  I served this soup with a sprig of fresh mint and crumbled queso blanco.  Refreshing and nutritious!

Tomato Soup with Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract

Monday, April 20th, 2009

I have a new favorite vanilla.  It’s Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract.

I also have a new favorite recipe for tomato soup.  It comes from the cookbook pictured above: A Century of Flavor: Nielsen-Massey Vanillas.  Guess what it has in it?

The exact recipe title is Fresh Basil-Tomato Soup with Vanilla.  I made it on a drizzly night in late March, one of those nights when the apartment is chilly and you realize that your landlord has turned off the heat in your building since spring has technically arrived.

The kitchen filled with the smells of tomatoes, onions, basil, and italian seasoning.  And then, a hit of sweetness: vanilla!

A new and welcome combination.