Creamy Tomato Soup recipe

This grown-up version of the kid's favorite recipe has a hint of sherry and half-and-half to make for a luscious tomato soup.

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
½ cup sherry
3 pound tomatoes, chopped
3 cups vegetable broth
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon fresh oregano leaves
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ cup half-and-half

Directions:

1) Heat oil in a large pot over medium. Add onion and garlic; cook until softened, about 5 minutes, stirring. Add sherry and bring to a boil over high; simmer until liquid cooks about, about 3 minutes.

2) Add tomatoes, broth, tomato paste, and sugar; bring to a boil while whisking to combine. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Add oregano, salt, and pepper; simmer 5 minutes.

3) Cool 5 minutes then transfer to food processor. Puree until smooth; return to pot. Stir in half-and-half and heat over medium until warmed through. Serve warm.

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Tortilla Soup Recipe

Tortilla Soup Recipe

Ingredients
2 tbsp. oil
1/2 cup onion diced
1 Diced medium carrot
2 cups tomatoes, chopped
2 cups shredded chicken
4 cups chicken stock
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 shredded Mexican cheese
Tortilla chips for garnishing

How to make Tortilla Soup

Add the onions, carrot,carrots and stock and leave it to get simmer for 40 minutes.
Now add shredded chicken in the mixture in the last 10 minutes.
Serve hot and tasty tortilla soup and garnish it with tortilla chips and mexican cheese.

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Create with Carrot Recipes

Carrot recipes are versatile. In summer you can make them into salads and juice, and in winter they are good in stews and pilafs. Anywhere you want a substantial sweet taste, carrots are good.



Carrots are a rich source of Beta carotene. They help your vision and your liver. Since they work on the liver, they are helpful for PMS and hormonal issues. If you feel uptight or angry, try some carrot juice!
They are alkaline and high in antioxidants, so they help your whole body. And they are high in silicon, which help your calcium metabolism.
Carrot juice is too sweet on its own, though, so it's good to add celery, spinach or other greens to it.
Many of the nutrients are near the peel. So just wash them with a vegetable scrubber.


Here's some recipes to play with.

Carrot Recipes #1: juice

2 carrots
1 small green apple
2 celery stalks
1- 2 inch ginger roots, (depending on how spicy you like it)
Makes 1 1/3 cups juice

Juice it all and serve fresh. This juice is sweet but not too sweet. If you want less sweet, add more celery.


Carrot Recipes #2: slaw

Grate in a food processor 2 carrots
grate or slice thinly 2 celery stalk.
Add salt, olive oil, vinegar to taste
Add 1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 cup raisins (soak them in water for 10 minutes to plump them up)
add 2 Tbsp sesame seeds

Combine all to create a salad.


Carrot Recipes #3: salad

2 big carrots
1/4 cut raisins, soaked (or use gobi berries)
1 stalk celery
1 Tbsp good quality mayonnaise (such as Vegannaise brand)
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 bunch mint, a handful
12 almonds, blanched and chopped
Grate carrots. A Cuisinart works well for this. Dice celery small and add to carrots in a salad bowl. Slice almonds and add in to salad. Chop mint and add in. Add raisins, pinch of salt, and juice of 1/2 lemon.

Note: blanching the almonds help digestion of the nuts. Simply boil them for a few seconds in water, then peel off the skins with your thumb. Easy.


Carrot Recipes #4: vegie butter

4 carrots, sliced
1 tsp curry powder
1/2- 1 cup water
5-7 black olives
1 tbsp lemon juice
handful of cilantro
pinch of salt


Simmer carrots, salt and curry powder in a pan until carrots are soft, about 15 minutes. Put in blender with a cilantro, lemon and olives and blend. This makes a good spread on bread, crackers or tortillas.



Carrot Recipes #5: Creamed vegies

2 cups diced carrots
1 cup diced onions
1/2 cup peas
olive oil, 1 tsp or so
1 pinch sea salt
2 cups water
1/3 to 1/ cup rice or oat flour
parsley or dill for condiment

Saute onions and salt for a few minutes. Add carrots and peas and continue to saute. Reduce flame and low and cover until carrots are almost tender. Add flour to pan and stir into vegies. Gradually add water to pan and stir in. Bring to a boil, reduce to low, cover and simmer a few minutes. Garnish with parsley or dill.

May you enjoy these carrot dishes as snacks and side dishes.

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