We did a bunch of canning this past weekend, 80 lbs of tomatoes!!! In salsa, pasta sauce and crushed basil tomatoes. We had already done 10 lbs. of pickles and some spicy beans. We are now ready for the winter months. I had a few tomatoes left over and was trying to figure out what to do with them when I thought of a tomato basil soup. Light, full of flavor and easily made vegetarian by adding vegetable broth instead of chicken broth. You can stretch it even further by not using the Parmesan rind and it would be vegan. We buy the good parmigiano reggiano always. Ken now saves the rinds so when I am making a soup I can add them for more flavor. Great idea!!
Fresh Tomato Basil Soup
Author: Tara Noland
Recipe type: Soup
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Serves: 4
A fresh tomato basil soup that is full of flavor!!
Ingredients
- 2 onions, diced
- 6 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 2½ lbs. tomatoes
- 900 ml. chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 Parmesan rind, optional
- 1 tsp. sugar
- ½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup packed basil, chopped
- 2 Tbsp. oregano, minced
Instructions
- Skin the tomatoes by placing them in a plugged sink or large pot and pour boiling water over to immerse. Leave for 1-2 min. until the skin is easily peeled off. Slice and then large dice.
- Saute onions and garlic in a large pot until tender but not browned. Add the tomatoes, broth and Parmesan rind. Bring to a boil. Add the sugar, red pepper flakes, basil, oregano and salt and pepper to taste. Cook to 50-60 min. uncovered.
- Remove the rind and serve with crusty fresh bread and a salad.
Wow, this looks amazing!!! A must try recipe…my picky daughter loves tomato soup
I hope you enjoy it, we sure did!!
To can this, I would just go through the canning process like I would for tomatoes?
Great idea to make more as we gobbled down the little that I had made, as I only had the 2 1/2 lbs. left.
Tara,
I have already printed this yummy recipe and can’t wait to try it. I can’t believe you’ve done so much canning already. I so want to start canning. I only do jam at the present time but would love to do some veggies, fruits, and sauces. Do you have a particular canning book or do you use your own recipes?
Thanks,
Michelle
My canning is all done. I don’t do jams but would like to. The problem is we don’t eat them but we sure love our pickles and salsa!! I have my own recipes that I may be putting into a cookbook as part of my series of cookbooks. Thanks for coming by and I hope you enjoy the recipe.
Yuuum! I’m really getting into soups at the minute. Can’t wait to try your recipe
I love soup and especially homemade. We are big fans of homemade soups here!!