On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:05 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:27:11 -0500, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Tomato soup can easily be made from canned tomato paste
>>
>> If you have a recipe, will you please start a new thread with
>> Easy Tomato Soup as the title? I love tomato soup, but I've never
>> made one I like.
>
>Sure thing!
>
>I just use a small can of tomato paste. Thin it to desired texture with
>(for me) one can of water and one can of heavy cream. A pinch of garlic
>and onion powder, a little lemon pepper (or dried lemon peel and black
>pepper), 1 to 2 tsp. dried basil (or 2 tbs. fresh chopped basil if you
>have it), then salt to taste.
>
>It works best to keep it simple. :-)
>
>To make a chunky soup, add one can of diced tomatoes (or blanch and peel
>3 or 4 roma tomatoes and dice those).

Thanks, Om! The best tomato soup I've ever had was very light and had
a sprinkling of fresh basil. I'll try this, dilute it a bit more and
won't add cream. Hopefully I'll get that bright flavor I don't seem
to get when I cook tomatoes myself.

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