Tomato Soup With Parmesan Croutons Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat, melt the butter. Once it starts bubbling, stir in the onions and sauté until golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic, red-pepper flakes, and generous pinches of salt and pepper, and sauté until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes and their juices, 1 cup water and the Parmesan rind, and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are broken down and the mixture has thickened, about 30 minutes. (If you find during your stirring that the Parmesan rind is stuck to the bottom or sides of the pot, pry it off with a wooden spoon.)
• Remove the rind from the soup, and let cool slightly. If you're planning to make the Parmesan toast, heat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Use an immersion blender to purée the soup. (Alternatively, ladle the soup into a blender, and blend until smooth. For a super-smooth soup, run it through a fine-mesh sieve.) Season to taste with salt, pepper and grated Parmesan.
• If you're making the toast, rub 1 side of each slice of baguette with the garlic clove, then place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle cheese over the top, then bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Serve the soup with a toast alongside or on top.

Steps:

• For the soup: In a large pot, heat the butter and oil over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, garlic and onions and stir and cook for 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, another 2 to 3 minutes. Add the canned tomatoes, broth, parsley and 1 cup water and stir. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover the pot and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Use an immersion blender to puree the mixture, still leaving some texture to the tomatoes. Add the cream, basil and some salt and pepper, and simmer for another 5 minutes.
• For the croutons: Drizzle the baguette rounds lightly with olive oil. Place little piles of Parmesan in a nonstick skillet. Place a baguette round on top of each pile. Turn on the heat to medium. Press with a spatula as you melt the cheese into each round. When set, flip to the other side to toast.
• Serve the soup with 1 or 2 croutons on top.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Measure out 2 tablespoons of the reserved tomato juice and olive oil mixture from the Meal Prep Roasted Tomatoes. Place the bread on a rimmed baking sheet along with the leaves from 1 sprig of the reserved roasted rosemary and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Sprinkle with the reserved tomato-oil mixture and toss. Spread the bread out evenly and bake until brown and crispy, about 10 minutes. Immediately toss with the Parmesan; the residual heat will melt the Parmesan to the croutons. Set aside.
• While the croutons bake, remove and reserve the roasted garlic and remaining rosemary sprigs from the roasted tomatoes. Add the tomatoes with the remaining tomato juice and olive oil mixture to a blender with the leaves from the reserved rosemary sprigs. Set aside.
• Set a medium saucepan over medium heat and add the olive oil. Mince the reserved garlic. When the oil is hot, add the shallots and garlic and saute until the shallots soften and just begin to brown, 2 to 3 minutes; season with a pinch of salt. Transfer the mixture to the blender and blend on high speed until smooth.
• Pour the tomato mixture back into the saucepan and stir in the stock. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat. Simmer until heated through, 8 to 10 minutes. Season the soup with 2 teaspoons salt. Stir in the cream, reduce the heat to medium-low and gently simmer 3 to 4 minutes. Turn off the heat, stir in the lemon juice and add more salt to taste. At this point, you can cool the soup completely and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or freeze for 2 to 3 months.
• When ready to serve, ladle the hot soup into bowls and top with the croutons, pepper and torn basil leaves.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Toss together the tomatoes, olive oil, rosemary sprigs, garlic, 1 tablespoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl until everything is evenly coated. Divide between 2 rimmed baking sheets and bake until the garlic begins to brown and the tomatoes just begin to burst, about 25 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Transfer the tomatoes, garlic, rosemary sprigs and tomato juice-olive oil mixture to an airtight container and refrigerate up to 4 days. Use these tomatoes to make soup, serve with eggs for breakfast, add to sandwiches or make into a pasta sauce for dinner.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large roasting pan, combine tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, peppercorns, sugar, oil, and salt. Roast for 45 minutes or until tomatoes are caramelized.
• Place roasting pan on top of the stove and add basil and vegetable stock. Bring to a simmer, pour into a blender, and puree. Add salt to taste.
• Slice baguette in half lengthwise. Toast each half under the broiler until golden brown. Rub with garlic, brush with oil, and sprinkle with parmesan; broil for 1 minute more. Season with pepper to taste and cut into four slices. Divide soup into four bowls and top each with two croutons.

Steps:

• Tomato and Orange Soup-----------.
• Prepare and roughly chop the onions, potatoes, carrots, celery and red peppers.
• Quarter the tomatoes and scoop out the seeds which will make the soup taste bitter if used (extract any juice from the "jelly" surrounding the seeds).
• Use a BIG saucepan.
• "Sweat" the onions, potatoes, carrots, celery and peppers in the olive oil on a low heat for about 10 minutes or until softened, add the tomatoes and garlic and cook for a further 10 minutes.
• Add the wine, stock, orange and lemon juice and zest and bring rapidly to the boil.
• Add salt pepper and sugar.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for another 15 minutes.
• Blend the soup and pass it through a fine mesh sieve to produce a smooth liquid.
• At this point the soup can be frozen.
• Reheat the soup being careful not to let it boil.
• Add the chopped basil an stir well.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning if required.
• Serve the soup with a swirl of double cream and float a couple of whole basil leaves on top.
• Parmesan Croutons---------------.
• Pound together the butter, garlic, paprika and parmesan cheese.
• Spread the mixture on thin slices of french bread.
• Bake in the centre of a medium oven for about 10 minutes or until toasted golden.
• Serve hot with the soup.