Creamy Tomato and Summer Herb Soup
photo by Boomette
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium sweet onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
- 4 large ripe tomatoes, diced (about 4 cups)
- 3⁄4 cup water
- 1⁄3 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
directions
- In medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium.
- Add the onion and saute until softened, about 4 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and water, then bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer the soup to a food processor or blender and puree until smooth, in batches, if necessary (use caution when blending hot liquids).
- Set a strainer over the saucepan.
- Pour the puree through the strainer, pressing on the solids with a wooden spoon or spatula to extract as much of the pulp as possible; discard the seeds and skin.
- Whisk the sour cream and tarragon into the soup.
- Stir over low heat until the soup is hot, but not boiling.
- Season with salt and pepper.
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Reviews
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What a wonderful and healthful way to use up an overabundance of tomatoes! I doubled this and it served three as a main dish - used fresh basil instead of the tarragon and really loved the refreshing taste. I didn't have much success using the strainer, too much of the good stuff wasn't getting through. My food processor does a pretty good job getting everything blended up so I won't bother with the strainer next time - makes it even easier to prepare! Made for Newest Zaar tag.
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I made this b/c I was in search of a recipe to mimic a tomato-herb soup I'd had on vacation. This recipe was fairly easy to make and very healthy (I used greek yogurt instead of sour cream and it was 1 WW pt per serving). We didn't have a way to strain it, so it was still a little textured (that wasn't a bad thing in my book but my husband would have preferred it strained). I also used basil instead of tarragon b/c I wasn't sure if I'd like tarragon. My favorite thing about this recipe is that it wasn't sweet- most commerical tomato soups are sweet which I dislike. My only issue is that I found the soup a bit bland- so I added some garlic powder and cayenne pepper and it was much better. We served it hot (because we didn't want to wait for it to cool) but I think i will try the leftovers chilled (since it IS summer here and a bit too hot for eating hot soup). I will definitely make this again, and plan to play with different herbs and seasonings to see what I can create. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
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I made this b/c I was in search of a recipe to mimic a tomato-herb soup I'd had on vacation. This recipe was fairly easy to make and very healthy (I used greek yogurt instead of sour cream and it was 1 WW pt per serving). We didn't have a way to strain it, so it was still a little textured (that wasn't a bad thing in my book but my husband would have preferred it strained). I also used basil instead of tarragon b/c I wasn't sure if I'd like tarragon. My favorite thing about this recipe is that it wasn't sweet- most commerical tomato soups are sweet which I dislike. My only issue is that I found the soup a bit bland- so I added some garlic powder and cayenne pepper and it was much better. We served it hot (because we didn't want to wait for it to cool) but I think i will try the leftovers chilled (since it IS summer here and a bit too hot for eating hot soup). I will definitely make this again, and plan to play with different herbs and seasonings to see what I can create. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
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What a wonderful and healthful way to use up an overabundance of tomatoes! I doubled this and it served three as a main dish - used fresh basil instead of the tarragon and really loved the refreshing taste. I didn't have much success using the strainer, too much of the good stuff wasn't getting through. My food processor does a pretty good job getting everything blended up so I won't bother with the strainer next time - makes it even easier to prepare! Made for Newest Zaar tag.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CookingONTheSide
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
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