Ingredients
- 2 TBSP butter
- 1- 28oz can cento san marzano whole peeled tomatoes
- 2 cups fresh chopped tomatoes
- 2 cups tomato juice
- 1/3 cup fresh basil
- 1/3 cup half and half
- 1/4 TSP red crushed pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- In a large sauce pan combine whole peeled tomatoes, tomato juice and the fresh chopped tomatoes. Bring to a boil and let simmer for about 15 minutes.
- In a food processor blend the contents in the sauce pan along with the basil.
- Return the blended tomatoes to the sauce pan and let simmer.
- Add half and half, butter and rest of the seasonings.
- Serve hot with fresh bread.
Serving size- 4
Tips
- If soup is too runny, let simmer longer until you reach a thicker consistency. If soup is too thick, add a little water at a time until you reach the right consistency.
Made this soup today and it came out.....drumroll please......PERFECTLY DELICIOUS!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What if I only used fresh chopped tomatoes instead of using canned whole peeled tomatoes and tomato juice, will it still turn out delicious?
ReplyDeleteGood question Monal!
ReplyDeleteI have only made the soup with a combination of the canned tomatoes and fresh chopped tomatoes, the reason I use the canned tomatoes is because they have a richer, concentrated tomato flavor but it sounds like it would turn out delicious with fresh tomatoes! Be sure to pick vine ripe tomatoes as those are sweeter and have a little more flavor than regular tomatoes. I hope that helps! Let us know how it turns out!
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