French Tomato Soup Recipes

FRENCH ONION TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Add the onion, garlic, thyme and 1/4 cup water to a hot pan. Cook over medium-high heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding an additional 3 TBSP water every 4-5 minutes. Onions should caramelize and turn dark brown in color.
• Add in butter, tomatoes, broth and brown sugar. Cook on medium heat until bubbling, then decrease heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Blend until smooth. Top with toasted baguette and cheese. Sprinkle with fresh basil, if desired.

FRENCH TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onions in butter until tender and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes, and continue cooking for 10 more minutes, stirring frequently. Add the potato, and 2 cups of water. Season with the bay leaf, garlic and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes.
• Stir in the remaining water, and bring to a boil again. Discard bay leaf, and strain the solids from the broth, reserving both. Puree the vegetables in a food processor or blender, and stir them back into the broth. Bring to a boil, and add the rice. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes, or until rice is tender. Serve hot.

'NO SOUP FOR YOU' FRENCH TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat, stir in onion. Cook and stir until golden brown, about 12 minutes; season with salt, black pepper, dried basil, dried oregano, and dried thyme. Cook until dried herbs are fragrant, about 1 more minute, then mix in the tomatoes and vermouth. Bring to a boil, then stir in the chicken broth. Bring soup back to a boil, and reduce heat to a simmer. Mix in the fresh basil, oregano, thyme, and garlic. Cover pot, and cook until tomatoes are tender, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Sprinkle cinnamon over the soup, and ladle into bowls; top each serving with a spoonful of crumbled Gorgonzola cheese.

FRENCH ONION TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion in Dutch oven with butter, stirring until golden, 15 minutes. Add flour and cook until it turns golden. Add salt and the water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Meanwhile, put tomatoes through blender to make a puree. Add to onion; simmer, covered, 15 minutes. Pour soup into individual heat proof bowls or into a large, shallow one. Arrange toast on top; sprinkle with cheese. Run under broiler 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese melts and brown slightly. (If your bowls are not broiler safe, a hot oven will do the trick also.)

FRENCH ONION TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onions and garlic in butter until tender. Add the tomato juice, bouillon, lemon juice, parsley and brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally., Ladle soup into 10-oz. ovenproof soup bowls or ramekins. Top with French bread; sprinkle with cheese. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.

TOM'S TOMATO SOUP FRENCH DRESSING

Steps:

• Mix in blender until smooth.
• Refrigerate in closed container.
• Keeps well.

TOMATO SOUP FRENCH DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in the blender and process or whisk until smooth and well blended.
• Store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator. Makes about 3 1/2 cups.