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Fire Roasted Tomato Basil Bisque
For most of this month we’ll be trying to get back to more healthy eating in our home. That means little to no sweets, little bread, and lots of vegetables, preferably in soup form. This is one of my favorite vegetable soups – tomato basil bisque. I’ve lightened it up quite a bit by using cornstarch as the thickening agent instead of a buttery roux base. Since it’s January and we’re trying to shed a few pounds we packed on with all the holiday treats, we’ll be skipping the grilled cheese to go along with this delicious tomato soup. If you fix a grilled cheese with this soup though, I’d suggest a fresh mozzarella, basil and Prosciutto on garlic focaccia.
Be sure to check out these other winter soups on Babble too.
Fire Roasted Tomato Basil Bisque Recipe
Ingredients
1 – 28 oz can tomato sauce
2 – 14 oz cans fire roasted tomatoes
1 large bunch fresh basil, torn
1 quart chicken or vegetable stock
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup water
1 cup milk
3 tablespoon sugar
salt and pepper
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
olive oil
Method
1. Preheat large soup pot. Drizzle with olive oil. Add onions. Saute over medium heat until translucent. Add garlic and saute for just a minute more. Add tomato sauce, fire-roasted tomatoes, vegetables stock, sugar to pot. Salt and pepper soup to taste.
2. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 15 – 20 minutes. Combine 1/4 cup cornstarch and 1/2 cup water in a small bowl. Mix to combine. Add to soup and bring to a simmer. Soup will thicken. Add milk and basil. Heat through, but don’t boil again. Turn heat off and serve.
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3 Comments
miss commented on Jan 07 11 at 11:37 amThis looks fantastic. I tried to make homemade tomato soup once, but it was dreadful! I have to try your recipe soon!
Jasime commented on Jan 12 11 at 3:20 pmThanks for the recipe for your Fire Roasted Tomato Basil Bisque. Taste really good, I saw another soup recipe that should taste as good, its the Roasted Butternut Bisque, found on http://www.fourgreensteps.com/community/recipes/soups-a-stews/roasted-butternut-bisque . If you only like Tomato soups, you could try the Roasted Tomato Zucchini Bread Soup, Roasted Tomato Soup, Thai Green Tomato Soup and Roasted Tomato Basil Soup. Or you could try the Gazpacho or Asparagus and Avocado Cream Soup. More than 50 soup recipes, there’s got to be one that you like, search around the site for more recipes on salads, desserts and goodies, beverages,etc…
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