Tomato Cilantro Soup
Found this in the paper today and wanted to post it for Zaar World Tour 2006. It sounded absolutely fantastic and I finally tried it myself. Was I right! Homemade tomato soup with 10x the taste! I served with crusty ciabatta bread for dipping. I added vegetable stock instead of regular water because a good stock is always the basis for the best soups. Lighten up on salt (if you use stock) and the cumin if you want. I only added 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, and no cayenne. I used 1 large bunch of cilantro. Did not taste overly of cilantro once I took the bunch out. Adapted from "Mediterranean Light" by Martha Rose Shulman. I classified this as either a Greek or Italian recipe:D
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1tablespoon olive oil
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 2teaspoons paprika
- 1(28 ounce) can plum tomatoes with juice
- 1
- 4tablespoons tomato paste
- 2
- 2
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1to 2 lime, juice of
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- 1⁄2
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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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