Mmmmmm Tomato Soup

One of my favorite soups is tomato.  I’ve tried different recipes with various forms of success.

While visiting my friend Chef Joey at his restaurant The Green Gourmet, I had the pleasure of trying his version of Tomato Basil Soup.  It was so good that I asked him if I could please have the recipe.  

He said to me, “This recipe is so easy, you don’t even have to write anything down.  Here is all you need:”

• Pour some olive oil and cover the bottom of the soup pot.
• Add a chopped onion, stir while frying them until the onions are clear but don’t brown them.
• Then add the secret ingredient… a can of tomato juice.
• Then add a handful of chopped fresh basil.
• Finally, use an immersion blender.

Sounds too easy, right?  Easy and very good and I made this at home recently.  My husband loved it so I know it is a winner.  I think I will continue using this particular recipe from now on.

Here are a couple of other alternatives for making tomato soup:

The recipe presented in this video calls for whole tomatoes and straining afterward to rid the soup of chunks.  It also uses a lot of butter and heavy cream.

This next recipe from The Food Network for Homemade Tomato Soup is also rather fatty.  This recipe does use olive oil for the vegetables rather than butter, but still uses heavy cream and butter.  In this recipe the cook is using canned tomatoes. 

In the comment section below, please feel free to tell me your favorite recipe, suggestions, and other thoughts about tomato soup.