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October 17, 2012 at 6:25 pm #310767
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farmkat/kathyWintry Tomato Vegetable Soup
Once again, we turn to Jay Solomon’s Vegetarian Soup Cuisine for a classic, healthy and laughably cheap recipe that’ll warm you up on even the coldest winter day.
You can make this dish in 45 minutes from start to finish, with only about 15 minutes of that time being taken up by real work. The rest of the time could be spent say, sipping gimlets–as long as you stay near the kitchen to stir the soup occasionally and listen for the timer to go off.
Wintry Tomato Vegetable Soup
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 onions chopped coarsely
2 zucchinis, diced coarsely
1 pound mushrooms, quartered
6 large cloves garlic, minced or pressed
5 cups water
2 14-ounce cans stewed tomatoes
2 6-ounce cans tomato paste
1 Tablespoon dried basil
1 Tablespoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup uncooked tubettini or ditalini pasta
sliced or shredded provolone or mozzarella cheese (optional)Directions:
1) Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onion and garlic, and saute on medium heat for 4 minutes. Add the zucchini and mushrooms and saute for another 4 minutes.2) Add the water, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste and seasonings and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
4) Let the soup sit for 10 minutes or so before serving into bowls. Top with cheese if desired.
Serves 6-8
Use fresh basil (several whole leaves placed in the soup) instead of dried basil.
Try 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper instead of 1 teaspoon of black pepper (normally this is a mild soup, so this will put a little more fire into it).
I’d encourage you NOT to use more pasta than what the recipe calls for. That is a modification we’ve attempted that failed miserably–you’ll open the pot the next day expecting to see delicious leftover soup, and instead you’ll find that the pasta has tripled in size and totally overwhelmed the dish.
Also, don’t leave out the cheese if you can help it–it’s the best part. But you can certainly experiment with other cheeses. I’d consider parmesan or perhaps brie.
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