Best Tomato And Orange Soup Recipes

TOMATO AND ORANGE SOUP

Steps:

• If using ripe tomatoes, wash, core and cut them into chunks, reserving any juice.
• In a wide nonreactive saucepan or skillet, melt the butter, then stir in the onion and the fresh or canned tomatoes and their juices. Cook over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the stock, cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and puree in a food processor or put through a food mill. Stir in the orange juice and mint or basil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover, and chill 3 hours or overnight.
• To serve, ladle into bowls and, if desired, garnish with an orange slice or cherry tomatoes and a sprig of mint or basil.

GOURMET TOMATO AND ORANGE SOUP

Steps:

• Peel, deseed and chop tomatoes.
• Sautee onion, potato and carrot in 1/2 cup water until soft.
• Add chopped tomatoes, bring to a slow boil and cook for no more than 2min.
• Turn off heat and blend mixture with hand-held blender.
• Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste, mix in orange juice and serve immediately.

TOMATO SOUP WITH COGNAC AND ORANGE

Steps:

• Spray a 5-qt heavy soup pot with nonstick cooking spray. In it, melt butter over medium heat and add onion. Saute until it starts to softened, about 3 minutes. Turn heat down slightly and add garlic, basil, honey and cloves. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and raise heat to medium-high. Cook to evaporate moisture, stirring constantly, 5 to 10 minutes. Add orange zest. Lower heat and simmer about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove pot from heat. Let cool slightly, pick out the cloves and add the orange juice. Process in batches in a food processor. Put the puree through a food mill or strainer.
• Return puree to soup pot. Reheat over medium-low heat, stirring often. Season with salt and pepper and stir in tomato paste.
• When soup is hot, just before serving, stir in cream and cognac-DO NOT BOIL!
• Serve at once, garnished with sour cream if desired.

CREAMY TOMATO AND ORANGE SOUP

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Put tomatoes halves on a baking tray, drizzle with 2 Tbsp of olive oil, sea salt, pepper and garlic. Bake in oven for 40 minutes. In the meantime, add the remaining olive oil to a saucepan. Over medium heat, sauté the carrots, leeks, celery and cumin. After a couple of minutes add the vegetable stock. and cover the saucepan with a lid. Cover the saucepan with a lid and cook for 20 minutes or until the carrots are tender. Add the cooked tomatoes and the orange juice to the saucepan and bring to a boil for a minute. Remove from heat and let the soup cool a bit before putting in a blender. Can be served with orange zest or a mix of seeds.