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Easy Tomato soup

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tomato soupSo I had a few pound of tomatoes in my kitchen that are close to there prime. I decided to make Homemade Tomato Soup.  I was excited to make tomatoes with some grill cheese,  it was a quick dinner before my daughter first time at volleyball practice.   I want to make healthy, tasty, and something the kids will eat.

Guess what my entire family loved it.

So how can you make it:

Homemade Creamy Tomato Soup

makes 4-5 servings 12oz  large bowls

Prep/cook time 30 minutes

  • 4-5 Tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons of Olive Oil
  • 1 large white Onion diced
  • 3 carrots peeled and diced
  • 3 garlic cloves sliced thin
  • 1 can 14oz of vegetable broth or chicken broth
  • 3-4 basil leaves (34-
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • dash cumin
  •  1/2 cup half and half  or milk

Cooking Method

  1. In a 5 quart pan add olive oil, onions, garlic and carrots -dash of salt  cook till onions translucent remove from heat and allow to cool slightly
  2. In another pan boil water- when boiling a put tomatoes in bring back to a boil,  then blanch the cold water
  3. Place the onion mixture with 1/4 of can of broth in a NutriBullet and blend Place back in pot. (do in small batches if necessary)
  4. Then peel the skin off the tomatoes and dice tomatoes
  5. Transfer the tomatoes and 3 fresh basil leaves to the Nutribullet and blend (do in small batches if necessary)
  6. Place the tomatoes with the onion/carrot mixture and remain broth
  7. Reheat to  just below boiling ad milk to thin soup, and dash of cumin and pepper
  8. Garnish with basil and croutons.  Enjoy and eat

Since tomatoes are in season  it is a great time to prep this soup freeze it for winter. You might want leave off the cream and ad it later.    Fresh tomato soup for a chill winter night.

Printable version of Homemade Creamy Tomato Soup

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Product Reviews

Red Gold Tomatoes Taste

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 The Red Gold tomatoes are amazing that is one thing I learned last week, not only a great family owned US Based company.  I did not understand how exceptional the Red Gold tomatoes were until they did a Cutting for us during their tour.  The Cutting is when you open up your can product and your competitors side by side and see the difference.

It was amazing the difference!

Here is the whole peeled pack tomatoes:  See the red pack is firm and better color. It is a whole tomatoes.

Here is the petite dice: Red Golds really firm actually full square pieces, color is a true red (no greens bit as in the competition.

Here is the Garlic and onion.   In the case of the garlic and onion the Red Gold tomatoes where tastiest,  I was told the reason is the garlic is infused with olive oil and of course those  red gold tomatoes.

General Decision was :Based on my observations the Red Gold packs are firmer, more red in color, no green parts, no water separation

Prior to the trip I was talking to my cousin Donna,  she was telling me her sister, and her only use red pack (east cost name for Red Gold) She said that is what my mother used for her tomatoes sauce and  so do we.”

I have to say After the cutting won’t buy another brand of canned tomatoes.. because once you see and taste.   There is only one canned Tomato Red Gold / Red Pack.

Be sure to read my other post to hear about my Red Gold and NFL weekend.

#Disclosure I did receive the trip and tasting via Red gold but the opinions in this post are of my own.