{"id":465,"date":"2010-09-23T19:08:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/2010\/09\/23\/rich-and-colorful-tomato-soup\/"},"modified":"2023-12-03T16:16:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T21:16:49","slug":"tomato-and-rosemary-soup-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/en\/2010\/09\/23\/tomato-and-rosemary-soup-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomato and Rosemary Soup + VIDEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nothing like a good tomato and rosemary soup, to get the best out of the tomato when it is ripe and in season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yesterday I harvested nine pounds of very ripe tomatoes. My idea was to make my basic tomato sauce<\/a>: the one I use when I make pizza<\/a>, meatballs, and my buttery tomato sauce for pasta<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomato Soup: A Family Recipe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

However, as cloudy today, I decided to use half the tomatoes to make this colorful tomato and soup, just as my mom taught me. I’m not sure where she got the recipe from. We did it together in the summer of 2009, and the success was total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The flavor, both delicate and defined, is provided by the onions saut\u00e9ed in butter, the fleshy and ripe tomatoes, which I recommend peeling (if you don’t have a super blender), and fresh rosemary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love both tomatoes and soups, and I also love rosemary and the subtle flavor and aroma it brings to this soup, so what can be better than this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Thicken Tomato Soup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The rice provides the thick consistency of this soup. Yes. As you hear it. Four tablespoons of rice are all it takes to thicken this tomato soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My suggestion is to use pearl, short-grain, arborio type rice, which is used for Italian risottos<\/a>. You can also use Valencia rice, which is the rice used for both arroz caldoso<\/em> and paella. These short-grain kinds of rice tend to have more starch than long-grain rice, such as basmati or jasmine. So they are perfect for thickening soups and stews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fresh Herbs vs. Dry Herbs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I always prefer to cook with fresh herbs. I mean, I prefer fresh herbs to dried ones. My mom makes this soup with thyme, but I noticed I didn’t have fresh thyme on hand, so I substituted rosemary for it, and it worked perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s say rosemary is the “dominant” herb in this recipe. However, when serving, I add a little parsley, also fresh, which in addition to color, adds freshness to this delicious soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peeled Tomatoes vs. Unpeeled Tomatoes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Before buying my Vitamix<\/a>, I peeled tomatoes to make this soup. As I always say, every minute spent peeling tomatoes is offset by the delicate, silky texture of this soup. Now since I bought the Vitamix, I find this step unnecessary. However, if you blend with a regular blender<\/a> or an immersion blender<\/a>, always peel the tomatoes<\/a> for this recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Make Tomato and Rosemary Soup<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This soup is prepared in three easy steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n