Tomato Cilantro Soup

photo by Kumquat the Cats fr


- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon cumin (or less, to taste)
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes with juice
- 1 quart water or 1 quart vegetable stock
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 bunches fresh cilantro, washed and tied with kitchen twine
- 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves (for garnish)
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 to 2 lime, juice of
- cayenne, to taste
- 1⁄2 cup low-fat yogurt, preferably Greek style (optional)
directions
- Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat.
- Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened. Add garlic, cumin and paprika and cook 1 minute, stirring.
- Add tomatoes, water or vegetable stock, tomato paste, cilantro and 2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a simmer, cover and continue to simmer 30 minutes.
- Turn off heat, remove and discard cilantro and blend with immersion blender (or food processer or regular blender) until smooth. Season to taste with salt, pepper, lime juice and cayenne.
- Serve hot or cold, with a spoonful of yogurt in each bowl sprinkled with cilantro leaves.
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I own a copy of Mediterranean Light and have never noticed this recipe. Time to dust off that copy and pay more attention! This was delicious and another easy recipe to prepare. After bringing the ingredients to a simmer in Step #3, the mixture was transferred to a crock pot and cooked on LOW for about 3-3 1/2 hours. Used Spanish smoked paprika which meant I skipped the cayenne at the end. Roasting the tomatoes (fresh in this case) might bring out that much more flavor...Nancy's whole milk yogurt dolloped on top. Served with Recipe #346604. Reviewed for ZWT 6.
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This is a great soup. I don;t know what I was thinking picking a soup when we are already set into summer. It was 100+ just the other day, anyway, I fixed yesterday and descided to eat cold. Superb! I am taking for lunch for the week. I used water because I didn't have the stock, next time I will make sure I have the stock.
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This tomato soup is perfect! Way more flavor than the canned stuff. It's also great because I am trying to drop a few pounds right now and this is low calorie....a hearty filling soup that is good for you! I am going to make this all summer long (will never make canned again!). We had it hot this time with light sour cream instead of yogurt, but I think will try it cold next time for a change. Thank you Kumquat this is sooo good!!
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This tomato soup is perfect! Way more flavor than the canned stuff. It's also great because I am trying to drop a few pounds right now and this is low calorie....a hearty filling soup that is good for you! I am going to make this all summer long (will never make canned again!). We had it hot this time with light sour cream instead of yogurt, but I think will try it cold next time for a change. Thank you Kumquat this is sooo good!!
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Kumquat the Cats fr
New York City, 72
<p>Clockwise from upper left, my dear friends Cranberry, Quincy, Kumquat and Kiwi. All of our cats were born in the wild and adopted by us. Zaar Chefs I have met so far: Elmotoo, justcallmeToni, ~Rita~, Midwest Maven, Bird&Buddha (both of them) and most recently, Ms*Bindy from upstate New York:) Wonderful, sweet, friendly people and great chefs! Most relevant thing to mention here is that I am a vegetarian, and recently became a vegan (almost 100%). To put vegetables and other things not meat or fish on the table I work as an actuary (in my case anyway, a combination of statistician, number-cruncher and/or programmer). For fun I like to travel. Just came back from Namibia, a peaceful democracy in Africa with lots of animals! Got some terrific pictures of lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinocerous, hyenas, all kinds of antelopes, giraffes and zebras. Namibia is the second most sparsely populated country per square mile, just behind Mongolia. Update: We went to Italy this Spring. We had lots of pizza and pasta. The pizza is so much better in Italy, particularly the crust. The Amalfi coast was absolutely beautiful. Spectacular natural scenery (Canada and Alaska are really beautiful, Patagonia in Chile is sublime, Iceland is unique) has been my latest passion as far as travel destinations but I have seen quite a few big cities too (Paris, Berlin, London and Madrid to name a few). On my bulletin board at work I keep a list of every country I've visited (other than the U.S. of course). So far I've made it to five continents: Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and North America of course. I've got only two other continents to conquer:) I don't usually have difficulty finding vegetarian dishes here in the U.S. or overseas, but finding vegan dishes is much harder. I have no kids, just cats, Kumquat, Cranberry, and more recently Quincy and Kiwi. They are purebreds, of the breed alley caticus (okay, American shorthair I guess). Our cats are not vegetarians, though my boyfriend (significant other, long-term partner, whatever) is. I am a friend of all animals both tamed and wild. In addition I am a freethinker and my boyfriend studies philosophy. Either way, we get along pretty well. Also, please allow me to say that my BF and I recently bought a condominium in NYC.:) Pet peeve? Okay, I don't like public scenes, especially parents yelling at their children, lovers' spats, etc. If it must be done please do it in private:D Participation & Awards:</p>