Italian Tomato Corn Soup Recipes

CORN AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-quart saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallots, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 3 minutes. Place the cooked shallots, corn and chicken stock in a blender. Blend until smooth.
• Pour the corn mixture back into the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the tomatoes and basil.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and serve.

FRESH CORN AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Remove the kernels from the ears of corn and set aside.
• Place the 4 stripped corn cobs in 5 cups water in a large pot (you can add a whole onion here - don't bother to peel it - or a sprig of rosemary, tarragon or oregano, if you'd like). Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes, then remove cobs and any onion or herbs.
• In a skillet, heat olive oil. Sauté sweet onion and garlic in olive oil until soft. Add 1/4 cup cornmeal and cook, stirring, about 5 minutes.
• Add onion, garlic and cornmeal mixture to broth. Add tomatoes, potatoes and reserved corn. Cook until potatoes are fork tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.

FRESH CORN AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the celery, onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Stir in tomatoes and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. , Press through a sieve or food mill; return to the pan. Add the sugar, salt and white pepper. Bring to a boil. Stir in corn and basil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes or until corn is tender. Garnish with parsley and green onion.

ITALIAN TOMATO-CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Saute corn and Italian seasoning in hot oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat 2 minutes.
• Add broth and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
• The roasted garlic-flavored oil adds a robust flavor to the soup, but you can use a tablespoon of regular vegetable oil instead, along with a dash of garlic powder.

CORN SOUP WITH FRESH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onions, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and cook until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in corn and 4 cups water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes.
• Working in batches, pulse mixture in a food processor or blender until chunky (for a finer consistency, strain half of the mixture through a coarse sieve after pulsing). Thin with up to 1 cup water if desired. Reheat soup before serving. Toss together tomatoes, basil, and oil. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish soup with tomato mixture, and drizzle with oil.

FRESH TOMATO CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes and juice in large bowl. Add corn, green onions, bell pepper, 2 tablespoons basil and garlic and blend well. Season to taste with hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Chill at least 15 minutes and up to 2 hours.
• Ladle soup into four bowls, dividing evenly. Garnish with yogurt and chopped basil and serve.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir turkey sausage is browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion and garlic, cooking and stirring until onion is tender, about 5 minutes more. Season with Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Stir in carrots; cook and stir until carrots start to soften, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour beans, diced tomatoes, beef broth, chicken broth, and tomato sauce into turkey mixture. Stir in bay leaves. Continue to simmer until carrots are tender, about 5 minutes. Add rigatoni pasta; cook and stir until pasta is cooked through but firm to the bite, about 13 minutes.

ITALIAN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large, heavy saucepan, heat the olive oil. Saute the onion and green pepper until softened.
• Stir in the garlic. Cook for a minute. Add the oregano, basil, crushed red pepper, if used, rice, tomatoes and broth. Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat to a simmer and cover. Cook for 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Stir in the pepperoni and sprinkle with the cheese. Cook for another minute or two.
• Serve the soup in individual bowls with an extra sprinkling of parmesan cheese, if desired.