Cream of tomato soup with mint

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredient
5	tablespoons	Olive oil
⅓	cup	Chopped shallots
1		Yellow onion; chopped
5		Cloves garlic; minced
1	cup	Dry white wine
4	cups	Chicken stock
1	can	Plum tomatoes (35 ounce)
3		Sprigs fresh thyme
2		Bay leaves
3		Ripe medium tomatoes (red and yellow if available; seeded and chopped
2	teaspoons	Sugar
1		Lime; juiced
2	cups	Heavy cream
		Coarse salt
		Pepper; freshly ground, to taste
½	bunch	Chopped fresh mint
3	tablespoons	Fresh chives; chopped
		Parmesan cheese (optional); freshly grated

Directions

Heat 4 tablespoons of the oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over mediumhigh heat. Add the shallots and onion and sweat until light brown, then add garlic and sweat another 3 minutes. Add the wine and reduce by half. Add the stock, canned tomatoes with juices, thyme and bay leaves to pan. Simmer uncovered for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, saute the fresh tomatoes in remaining 1 tablespoon oil for 2 minutes and set aside. Remove thyme sprigs and bay leaves from soup and puree soup in a blender. Stir in the sugar, lemon juice, 1½ cups of the cream, salt and pepper. Return soup to saucepan and stir in sauteed tomatoes, mint and chives. Gently warm soup over medium heat. Meanwhile, whip remaining ½ cup of cream to soft peak and fold in grated Parmesan cheese if desired. To serve, ladle soup into bowls, garnish with a dollop of whipped cream. Yield: 8 servings Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved 11/14/96 show Recipe By : TOO HOT TAMALES SHOW #TH6313 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #310 Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 07:54:14 -0600 From: Pat Asher <asher@...>