Jamaican Tomato Soup

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"Adapted from a Moosewood recipe. A neat combo of flavors that I thought were dynamite together."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 7 1/2 cups

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, undrained
• 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh orange zest
• 2 cups orange juice
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon salt
• pepper

directions

1. Add oil to a large soup pot; let it get hot.
2. Add in onions and cook/stir over medium heat for 10 minutes or until translucent.
3. Add in fresh tomatoes and canned tomatoes with juice, basil, sugar, lemon juice, and orange peel; bring to a boil.
4. Cover, lower heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Add the orange juice, cilantro, parsley, salt, and pepper to the container of a blender; puree until well mixed.
6. Add 2 cups cooked tomatoes from the soup pot to the blender; puree until smooth.
7. Pour puree back into the soup pot; stir to combine.
8. Heat for 10 minutes.
9. Serve hot.
10. Garnish with basil, parsley, or chopped green onions, croutons.

Reviews

[Mother of Two Plus]

This is a far cry from the usual tomato soup. Very flavoursome but a little too fruity for my picky palate. Fairly easy to make and had a lovely texture. May try again with less orange!

 

[Kasiunia]

I served this at a dinner party for almost 20 people. After they tried this, they didnt even want the main dish they just wanted seconds! great recipe!

 

[Amyzan]

This is very tasty! I think I'll experiment with it more when I cook it again. I'm having it for lunch today as left overs. Yum!! Thank you!

 

[OhMyStars]

I am such an idiot today. I put the OJ into the pot instead of the blender so it cooked a lot longer than it should have. Fortunately, it didn’t seem to hurt anything. The citrus flavors make this recipe. Very easy to prepare with a light and refreshing taste. With a bit more pureeing it would be wonderful served chilled. MMM-MMMMM-GOOD! Thank you NurseDi!!!