Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Soup

Submitted by Bliss

"Salad in a bowl, but liquid and hot."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• 3 beef bouillon cubes
• 3 cups hot water
• 8 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1⁄3 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄3 cup chopped celery
• 5 ripe tomatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme (whole)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 dash hot sauce
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• seasoned croutons

directions

1. Dissolve bouillon cubes in water; set aside.
2. Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven until crisp; remove bacon, reserving 2 tbs.
3. drippings in Dutch oven.
4. Drain bacon on paper towels.
5. Add onion and celery to drippings, and saute until transparent, stirring frequently; drain.
6. Add bouillon, tomatoes, and next 6 ingredients; bring to a boil.
7. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 20-25 min.
8. Add lettuce, and cook 2 min or until lettuce wilts.
9. Top with bacon and croutons.
10. Serve immediately.
11. Yield: 5 cups.

Reviews

[mianbao]

This is nice. I did use homemade stock instead of bouillon cubes, because I am being careful of salt content. I also used fresh garlic and parsley. My bacon wasn't sliced, so I chopped it fine. My only question about this recipe is the 20 to 25 minutes simmering time. I did simmer my soup for 20 minutes on the lowest setting of my range, but quite a lot of liquid evaporated and I had to add more water. Thank you for an interesting recipe. I'll be using it again.