The Meatless Gourmet--Orange-Basil Tomato Soup

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Orange-Basil Tomato Soup

 

Recipe By :The Meatless Gourmet, Bobbie Hinman

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : The Meatless Gourmet

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 teaspoon vegetable oil

1 cup chopped onion

2 cloves garlic -- crushed

6 medium ripe tomatoes -- peeled & chopped (5 cups)

2 teaspoons dried basil

1 cup orange juice

2 1/2 teaspoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

 

Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic.

Cook, stirring frequently, until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add

tomatoes and basil. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to

medium-low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.

 

Place soup in a blender container and blend until smooth Pour soup, a

little at a time, through a sieve or strainer, back into saucepan.

Press the pulp through the strainer using the back of a spoon. Only the

seeds should remain in the strainer, to be discarded.

 

Stir orange juice, sugar, salt, and pepper into the soup. Heat

through. Taste soup and add additional sugar or salt, if desired.

 

Serve hot or refrigerate and serve cold.

 

S(ISBN):

" 1-55958-559-5 "

Copyright:

" 1995 "

Yield:

" 4 cups "

 

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Per serving: 106 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (15% calories from fat);

3g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 285mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2

Fruit; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0