OLD-FASHIONED TOMATO SOUP
Inhaling the aroma of a steaming bowl of canned tomato soup, while gazing at its velvety orange-red color, recalls for many people comforting childhood memories.
In fact, tomato soup ranks high on the list of American comfort foods. It warms our psyches as much as our bodies, and has the natural sweetness of tomatoes – which are, as everyone by now knows, a fruit..........
OLD-FASHIONED TOMATO SOUP
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
1 Tbsp. butter
1 onion, finely chopped
2 large garlic cloves, chopped
1 can (28-oz.) diced tomatoes
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. dried thyme
1/8 tsp. ground mace
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1/2 cup fat-free half-and-half cream
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 Tbsp. fresh herbs, such as snipped fresh dill, chopped fresh basil or even sprouts! (for garnish, optional)
Directions
1 - Melt the butter in a small Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Saute the onion until translucent, 4 minutes. Add the garlic and saute until the onions are golden, 5 to 6 minutes.
2 - Add the tomatoes with their juices, the sugar, thyme, mace and cayenne. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer the soup until the tomatoes and onion are soft, about 15 minutes.
3 - Let the soup sit 20 minutes, uncovered. Transfer it to a blender (or use an immersion blender) and reduce the mixture to a puree, either pulpy or completely smooth, as desired. Blend in the half-and-half. Season the soup to taste with salt and pepper.
4 - Serve the soup hot, sprinkling one-fourth of the fresh herbs over each bowl, if using.
Nutritional Information Per serving (1/4 of recipe):
Fat: 3 g,
Carbohydrate: 18 g,
Protein: 3 g,
Dietary Fiber: Less than 1 g,
Sodium: 586
Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Reduced-Fat Milk, 1 Vegetable
https://diabeticgourmet.com/articles/tomato-soup-good-for-body-and-soul/
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