Mollie Katzen Cream of Tomato Soup I
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 1⁄2 cups onions, chopped
- 1 large garlic clove, crushed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
- 3 1⁄2 cups tomatoes, cooked and crushed or diced
- 3 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1⁄4 teaspoon honey
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, enough for garnish
directions
- In a saucepan or kettle, cook the onions and garlic in the butter with the salt until the onions are soft and translucent. Add the herbs and pepper, and sauté a few minutes more.
- Add tomatoes, sherry and honey. Cover and simmer 30-40 minute.
- (Note: the purpose of the honey in this recipe is to neutralize the acidity of the tomatoes.).
- Cut the cream cheese into small cubes and add these to the hot soup. Continue cooking and stir until smooth (the cheese will take a little while to melt thouroughly).
- If you prefer a creamy smooth soup, this recipe can be blended. Also, if it is too thick for you, more liquid can be added.
- Serve topped with freshly-chopped parsley.
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I love old fashioned cooking; as traditional as you can get. Also, I tend to care more about nutrition than flavor; although my DH cares more about restaurant-quality-flavor than nutrition. So my recipes are likely to be a nice blend of both (Of course the traditional recipes have a tendency to have amazing flavor AND nutrition anyway!)
Also, I am willing to do the extra work that releases the most nutrition in a recipe, so mine will not necessarily be the easiest recipes. On the other hand, I'm a freak for efficiency, so you can bet I'll find the simplest way to capture it all.