Thursday, February 7, 2013

Quick and Easy V8 Tomato Soup

For the past few days, I have been in a dilemma as to what recipe to post. I had two options, this soup and some awesome juice combinations. The weather was getting slightly warmer and I thought, okay let’s put the juice recipes. But then two days ago it went back to being extremely cold; looks like the winter is not ready to leave us!!! Another reason for making this soup…I have had a whole bunch of these juices lying about at home for quite some time. I realized that it contained very little sugar and the final product was definitely less sweeter than most tomato soups you buy. So, here is the recipe: a tribute to the relentless winter.
Ingredients (Serves 3-4)
Soup
Roughly chopped onion – ½ cup
Finely chopped garlic – 2 cloves
Cumin powder – 1-1 ½ tsps
Herbs of choice (I used dried mint, rosemary and basil)
Water as required
Olive oil/cooking oil – 1 ½ tbsps
Salt to taste
A dash of hot sauce
Method
Heat oil in a saucepan. Add the chopped onion and garlic and sauté until the onion is tender. Add the juice, cumin powder, salt, herbs, and water. Bring it to a boil and then let it simmer until the mixture thickens a bit.
You can also blend the mixture for a smoother, creamier soup.
Add a dash (or more) of hot sauce and serve with crunchy homemade croutons. Bon Appétit.
Croutons
Ingredients
Butter – 1 tbsp
Olive oil – 1 tbsp
Bread – 2 slices
Mint/Rosemary/or any herb of choice – 1 tbsp
Method
I used regular whole wheat bread, but you could use any bread like a baguette, sour dough etc. In a pan, heat oil and butter on medium heat. Add the herbs and heat it for a minute. Add the chopped bread and toss to coat. Reduce the heat, and let it get crunchy (about 10-15 minutes). Keep tossing to ensure even crunchiness.  Add a few croutons to your soup and enjoy. Bon Appétit.

Note: For those of you who have not heard of the V8 juice, well there is always the good old tomato soup

13 comments:

  1. loks very tempting for d weather,yumm:)

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  2. I used to love V 8. Cant get it here at all

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  3. Looks tempting....but what is v8 juice dear...

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  4. That's sad Ruchira. Their juices are really tasty, and now multipurpose too :-)

    EZ Cookbook ladies, it is a brand of vegetable and fruit juices available in the U.S.

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  5. yummy soup... glad to follow u... :)
    http://sweettoothraf.blogspot.com

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  6. Thanks Rafeeda. Welcome to Square Meals.

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  7. Relishing soup,gives that comfort on a chilly day....Keep the flame going...

    Happy to follow u..
    Njoy cooking n happy blogging....

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  8. Thank you, Ramya. Welcome to Square Meals.

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