Green Tomato Soup

"Perfect for fall weather, or when your tomato crop is taking too long to turn. Freezes BEAUTIFULLY!"
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oil in a large 4 quart pot over medium high heat.
  • Add bacon and cook until browning.
  • Add scallions, garlic and bay leaf until all is tender and cooked through.
  • Add salt, pepper and tomatoes and stir well, then add broth and water.
  • Bring to a simmer and cover partially for 35 minutes.
  • Taste to adjust seasoning if need be.
  • Enjoy!

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Reviews

  1. I doubled the recipe, using 2 large onions (instead of scallions), extra garlic, and about a pound of very meaty bacon ends (trimmed of excessive fat). Kielbasa works wonderfully with this, too. <br/>To make it heartier, I'll add a can or two of cannelini beans or Great Northerns.<br/>WONDERFUL FLAVOR! A dollop of light sour cream finishes it beautifully.<br/>I've got about 200 pounds of green tomatoes, and I think I'll make this a time or two before they ripen. <br/>Mmmmmmmmmmm!
     
  2. This soup was very good and a great way to use up some of those green tomatoes left in the garden. I made a few adjustments: used onion instead of scallion, 2 cups broth and 1 cup water, simmered it for over an hour (wasn't fond of the crunchy texture) added 1/4 cup milk at the end and then pureed with a stick blender. I sprinkled extra bacon on the top to serve. It was very well received! Thanks for posting!
     
  3. A friend "gifted" me with lots and lots of green tomatoes and this was one of the recipes I picked to use them. While this wasn't to my taste, the giver of the tomatoes loved the soup so our rating averages out to a 4.
     
  4. I like this! I didn't know what to expect. My green tomatoes are not very tangy, I used Romas. I added half a can of cannellini beans as noted below and it made it sweeter, so there is a slight contrast of tangy with sweet. I also added thyme and used smoked sausage instead of bacon. Very good, I'll be making this again!
     
  5. this is a love-it or hate-it flavor in our house. i love the sharp and sour flavor. it has the tang of hot'n'sour soup. my mods: 4 thick slices maple bacon 2 cups chicken broth add a dash of cumin and, thanks to MontanaMA, 1 can cannelini beans blended as Jonesies suggests
     
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