Best 11 Silky Summer Tomato Soup With Spinach Coulis Recipes

SILKY SUMMER TOMATO SOUP WITH SPINACH COULIS

Steps:

• For the tomato soup:.
• Cut the tomatoes into 2- to 3-inch chunks. Finely puree the tomatoes, onion, garlic, jalapeno, salt, and olive oil in a blender or food processor. Push the puree through a food mill fitted with the fine screen, then add enough Tabasco to the soup to suit your taste. (You should have about 6 cups of soup.) Refrigerate until cool.
• For the spinach coulis:.
• Pick out and discard any damaged leaves and seal the leaves in a plastic bag. Place the bag in a microwave onion and microwave the spinach on high for 1 1/2 minutes.
• Transfer the spinach to a blender. Add the oil, salt, and water and process for about 1 minute, stopping the machine once or twice to push any pieces of spinach clinging to the sides down into the mixture. When it's smooth, transfer the spinach puree to a bottle or jar, cover tightly, and refrigerate.
• To serve, ladle out about 1 1/2 cups soup per person. Garnish each bowl with 1 to 2 tablespoons of spinach coulis.
• Note: The spinach coulis can be made up to a week ahead and refrigerated.

SUMMER TOMATO SOUP WITH BASIL AND CROUTONS

Steps:

• Mix the tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, onion, garlic, and bread crumbs in a medium glass bowl. Add the vinegar, stock, thyme, and 12 of the basil leaves. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate 12 hours in the refrigerator.
• Puree the mixture, and season to taste with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. If too acidic (and this will depend on the tomatoes you've used), add a little honey.
• Serve cold with the remaining basil leaves shredded and scattered over top along with some croutons, if using.

TOMATO AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a medium soup pot over moderate heat. Add oil, shallots and garlic. Sauté 5 minutes. Add drained tomatoes and crushed tomatoes, stir. Add stock and stir to combine soup. Stir in spinach in handfuls to wilt it and combine with soup. Season soup with salt and pepper to your taste. Bring soup to a bubble, reduce heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes to reduce.

CREAMY SUMMER TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic, and cook, stirring, until onions are translucent, about 3 minutes. Add wine, tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Cook just until tomatoes are falling apart, about 5 minutes. Stir in basil, and remove from heat.
• Let cool slightly. Transfer tomato mixture to a blender, filling the jar no more than halfway; work in batches if necessary. Cover lid with a clean dish towel, and press lid securely in place while blending soup.
• Return soup to saucepan. Add cream, and adjust consistency with water if necessary. Season with salt and pepper.

TOMATO AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Puree canned tomatoes with juices in processor or blender until smooth. Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion and sauté until very tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, sugar and oregano. Simmer 10 minutes. Mix in cream, spinach and basil and simmer 3 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Thin soup with milk if desired. Ladle soup into bowls; pass Parmesan separately.

TOMATO SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, saute onions in oil over medium heat for 10 minutes or until tender. Add the next eight ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in spinach; simmer for 3-5 minutes or until tender. Garnish individual servings with cheese if desired.

SUMMER TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Mix sour cream and 3 Tbsp. hot sauce until blended. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Combine remaining hot sauce with all other remaining ingredients except crackers. Add to blender, in batches; blend until smooth. Pour into large bowl.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Serve soup topped with sour cream mixture with the crackers on the side.

CHILLED TOMATO SOUP WITH SPINACH COULIS

Steps:

• For the tomato soup: Cut the tomatoes into 2- to 3-inch chunks. Finely puree the tomatoes, onion, garlic, jalapeno, salt, and olive oil in a blender or food processor. Push the puree through a food mill fitted with the fine screen, then add enough Tabasco to the soup to suit your taste. (You should have about 6 cups of soup.) Refrigerate until cool. For the spinach coulis: Pick out and discard any damaged leaves and seal the leaves in a plastic bag. Place the bag in a microwave onion and microwave the spinach on high for 1 1/2 minutes. Transfer the spinach to a blender. Add the oil, salt, and water and process for about 1 minute, stopping the machine once or twice to push any pieces of spinach clinging to the sides down into the mixture. When it's smooth, transfer the spinach puree to a bottle or jar, cover tightly, and refrigerate. To serve, ladle out about 1 1/2 cups soup per person. Garnish each bowl with 1 to 2 tablespoons of spinach coulis. Note: The spinach coulis can be made up to a week ahead and refrigerated.

TOMATO SPINACH AND BASIL SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic for 3 minutes. Stir in milk and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomato puree and sugar. Mix well, cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes. Add spinach, basil, salt and pepper and simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, if desired.

SUMMER TOMATO SOUP WITH BASIL CREAM

Steps:

• In a heavy, medium-size saucepan, melt the butter just until it foams. Add the shallots or onion and saute over medium heat just until wilted and very lightly colored, about seven to eight minutes.
• Stir in two teaspoons of the salt and the tomatoes, cover tightly and cook slowly for about 12 minutes until the tomatoes are soft.
• Transfer the mixture to the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel chopping blade and puree until smooth. Or pass the mixture through a food mill. Return the puree to the saucepan, stir in the chicken stock and milk, season with white pepper and heat gently for a few minutes.
• In a chilled bowl, beat the heavy cream just until it forms soft peaks. Stir in the remaining salt and the basil. Ladle the soup into bowls, add a good-size dollop of the basil cream in the middle of each bowl and place a couple of basil leaves in the center. To make a decorative design, swirl the cream outwards in a circular or sunburst pattern, using the tip of a knife or spoon handle.

SUMMER TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place onion slices in 3-quart saucepan and add 3 1/2 cups tomato juice and garlic.
• Cover and cook over medium heat until onion is completely soft, about 35 to 40 minutes.
• Stir in the chopped tomatoes,honey,salt, allspice and pepper.
• Cover and continue cooking for 15 minutes.
• Strain vegetables, reserving liquid.
• Transfer vegetables to food processor with 1/2 cup liquid, then return remaining liquid to saucepan.
• Puree vegetables 1 minute, stopping machine as necessary to scrape down sides of work bowl.
• Add puree to saucepan and stir, adding more tomato juice if soup is too thick;taste and adjust seasonings.
• Serve hot or chilled, garnish each serving with sour cream or yogurt, if desired.
• Snipped chives also make a nice garnish for this.