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Cream of Basil Tomato Soup
Here’s a nice and easy soup that will bring some comfort to your soul! You can make it with fresh or canned tomatoes. Enjoy it with croutons or shoestring fried potatoes. This is what you are going to need:
1 medium white onion – chopped
1 large garlic clove – minced
10 plum tomatoes – peeled OR 28 oz. plum tomatoes with juice
1/2 cup chopped basil
6 cups water
1 cup heavy cream
Salt/ Pepper/ Olive oil
Basil shreds for garnishing
Croutons or shoestring potatoes (opt)
Heat 2 TBS olive oil in a pan. Add the onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until onion is translucent. Add the tomatoes and basil. Add the water. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
Allow soup to cool a bit and blend in batches. Strain soup to get rid of seeds. Return to pot.
Add cream to soup. Season with salt and pepper. Heat through and serve garnished with basil shreds and croutons if using. Enjoy!
Nicole
February 24, 2011 at 5:10 am
Looks like it tastes amazing, but what part of this recipe is frugal?
theFrugalChef
February 24, 2011 at 8:04 am
Hi Nicole!
Remember you can make this recipe with canned tomatoes. That will reduce the cost a lot. Also, half of the world is in summer right now and tomatoes are readily available and pretty cheap. If you are in winter keep this recipe for a few months. That will make it quite frugal for you. Thanks for coming by!
Mary Ann
Sasha
June 27, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Thanks for sharing this recipe. Well I had extra spinach so added those to give a greener look. But it came out well.
I added fried mushroom for garnishing.
theFrugalChef
June 29, 2012 at 5:40 am
Hi Sasha!
You are welcome! I am very happy this worked for you. Fried mushrooms sounds great! Have a wonderful weekend!
Mary Ann