Vegetarian Celebratory Meal - Spicy Tomato Soup

[Guest guest]

That time of year is here again - the birthday season, I mean. My Lady and

I have birthdays 2 weeks apart and, while she generally takes me out for

dinner on my birthday or near it, I cook her a special meal for hers. When

I asked her what she wanted this year, she didn't even have to think about

it: " your tomato soup and those " veal " birds. " It seemed to me that I

should share these recipes with the List. The first is vegan (or can be),

the second is not (but probably can be if you can get vegan prepared

gluten). My notes on making these follow the recipe in question. I will

break the recipes up into one per email because that is how I prefer to

receive them.

 

Enjoy!

 

Lee-Gwen

 

Spicy Tomato Soup

(from the " Moosewood Cookbook - 15th birthday edition " by Mollie Katzen)

4-6 servings

 

1 tb olive oil

1 tb butter (optional)

1 1/2 cups minced onion

3-4 cloves garlic, minced or crushed

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp dill (or more, to taste)

lots of freshly ground black pepper

2 cups water

1 tb honey (optional)

1 1-lb., 12-oz can " crushed concentrated tomatoes "

1 tb mayonnaise or sour cream (lowfat okay)

2 medium-sized fresh tomatoes, diced

for} yogurt

the} finely minced parsley and/or basil leaves

top} finely minced scallions or chives

 

1) Heat olive oil (plus or minus optional butter) in a kettle or a Dutch

oven. Add onion, garlic, salt, dill, and black pepper. Stir over a medium

heat for about 5 to 8 minutes, or until the onions are translucent.

 

2) Add canned crushed tomatoes, water, and optional honey. Cover and simmer

over low heat for 2- - 30 minutes.

 

3) About 5 minutes before serving, whisk in mayonnaise or sour cream, and

stir in diced fresh tomatoes. Serve hot, topped with yogurt and freshly

minced herbs.

 

MY NOTES:

 

Rather nice - only used 1x425g tin whole tomatoes - added 3-4 tb tomato

paste. Didn't add fresh tomatoes - seemed totally unnecessary. As did the

cream.

 

also: Used 1x810g tin diced tomatoes - no paste - Added " some " dry basil.

[Guest guest]

This sounds very good. Thanks.

Hope you enjoy your birthday celebrations.

Are you a Taurus or a Gemini?

My youngest was born on the cusp, but I managed

to make it into Geminiland.

 

:::coffeemug salute:::

 

~ feral ~

 

The way to happiness: keep your heart free from hate,

your mind from worry.Ê Live simply, expect little, give

much.Ê Fill your life with love.Ê Scatter sunshine.

Forget self, think of others.Ê Do as you would be done

by.Ê Try this for a week and you will be surprised.

~ Norman Vincent Peale

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, " Lady Sappho " <

ladysappho@a...> wrote:

> That time of year is here again - the birthday season, I mean.

> Spicy Tomato Soup

> (from the " Moosewood Cookbook - 15th birthday edition " by Mollie

Katzen)

> 4-6 servings

[Guest guest]

 

Feral

 

> This sounds very good. Thanks.

 

It really is - and so easy! You should definitely try it *laugh*.

 

> Are you a Taurus or a Gemini?

 

I am a Taurean (and, much as I don't actually believe in that stuff, I have

to say that I am horribly stereotypical *laugh*) and my Lady is a Gemini.

My brother is a Taurus as well ... and my mother was a Leo. *grin* Not a

good combination, as far as I have read.

 

Lee-Gwen