Soups with Tomatoes

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Roasted Tomato Soup with Fresh Basil Recipe

Roasting really brings out the flavor of the tomatoes in this wonderful soup. It has a slightly chunky texture that indicates it's fresh and homemade. —Marie Forte, Raritan, New Jersey

This recipe is: Diabetic Friendly

Prep: 40 min.
Cook: 5 min.
Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients
3-1/2 pounds tomatoes (about 11 medium), halved
1 small onion, quartered
2 garlic cloves, peeled and halved
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
12 fresh basil leaves
Salad croutons and additional fresh basil leaves, optional

Directions
• Place the tomatoes, onion and garlic in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan; drizzle with oil.
• Sprinkle with thyme, salt and pepper; toss to coat.
• Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until tender, stirring once.
• Cool slightly.
• In a blender, process tomato mixture and basil in batches until blended.
• Transfer to a large saucepan and heat through.
• Garnish each serving with croutons and additional basil if desired.

Yield: 6 servings.

Cooking for 2: Roasted Tomato Soup with Fresh Basil for 2

Nutritional Facts about 1 cup (calculated without garnish) equals 107calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 411 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 vegetable, 1fat.

Originally published as Roasted Tomato Soup with Fresh Basil in Taste of Home June/July 2009, p69

Tip
Substitute Basil for Lettuce
“Once when I ran out of lettuce for sandwiches, I discovered that fresh basil leaves make a wonderful substitute,” informs Anna H. of Kansas City, Missouri

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Sinigang-Phillipine Sour Soup
Ingredients:
2 lbs of pork cut into 2 inch cubes
1 small radish cut into 2 inch pieces
1 medium onion sliced thinly
1 small tomato diced
1 eggplant cut diagonally
1 cup of sitaw cut 2 inches in length (Any Green Bean)
3 cups of kangkong (Water Spinach) You can use regular spinach but do not add until the end to keep a crunchier texture
siling mahaba (Any small, green hot peppers), as many as you like but kept whole
2 packets Mama Sita's sinigang mix (Available everywhere online)
salt or patis to taste (Patis is fish Sauce)
2 quarts water
Directions:
In a large pot add water and bring to a boil. Next add the pork, cover, and let it simmer until the pork is tender, about for 30 minutes.
Add then add onions, tomatoes, siling mahaba, (finger peppers) and the sinigang mix and let cook for 10 minutes.
Add the radish, cover and let simmer for another 10 minutes.
Add the eggplant and cook it for an additional 10 minutes. Add the sitaw and cook another 5 minutes.
Finally add the kangkong and salt if needed. Let it cook for three more minutes and it’s ready.
Serve with steamed white rice. Enjoy!