Lous Green Tomato Soup Recipes

LOU'S GREEN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat.
• Add the onions, garlic, ginger, coriander and cumin and cook, stirring, until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, pepper, potatoes, broth, chili pepper and sugar.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Purée the soup in batches in a blender or food processor (the blender will give you a smoother purée).
• Return the soup to a pot and add the milk and salt.
• Heat to a simmer.
• Serve garnished with a dollop of yogurt, cashews, and cilantro leaves.

CREAMY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Put the oil, onions, celery, carrots, potatoes and bay leaves in a big casserole dish, or two saucepans. Fry gently until the onions are softened - about 10-15 mins. Fill the kettle and boil it.
• Stir in the tomato purée, sugar, vinegar, chopped tomatoes and passata, then crumble in the stock cubes. Add 1 litre boiling water and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 15 mins until the potato is tender, then remove the bay leaves. Purée with a stick blender (or ladle into a blender in batches) until very smooth. Season to taste and add a pinch more sugar if it needs it. The soup can now be cooled and chilled for up to 2 days, or frozen for up to 3 months.
• To serve, reheat the soup, stirring in the milk - try not to let it boil. Serve in small bowls for the children with cheesy sausage rolls then later in bowls for the adults as Hot Bloody Mary soup (see 'Goes well with' recipes, below).

GREEN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook ham, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add scallions, garlic, and bay leaf and cook, stirring occasionally, until scallions are tender and lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, broth, water, salt, and pepper and simmer, partially covered, until tomatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Discard bay leaf and season soup with salt and pepper.

GREEN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large 4 quart pot over medium high heat.
• Add bacon and cook until browning.
• Add scallions, garlic and bay leaf until all is tender and cooked through.
• Add salt, pepper and tomatoes and stir well, then add broth and water.
• Bring to a simmer and cover partially for 35 minutes.
• Taste to adjust seasoning if need be.
• Enjoy!

GREEN TOMATO AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Place bacon in a stock pot over medium-low heat; cook and stir until bacon begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir onion and garlic into bacon; cook and stir until onion is tender, about 10 minutes. Add green tomatoes, vegetable broth, celery salt, bay leaf, and black pepper to bacon-onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until tomatoes are tender, about 40 minutes.