Do you like tomato soup? Or more specifically cream of tomato soup?

Question

In my family it was like at least a once a week thing. Any unusual things you do with it? I like tons of pepper on mine, and croutons and sometimes grated cheese. I know someone who swears that made with buttermilk instead of milk that it's great. Kind of reluctant to try it because I hate buttermilk. What do you do?

Answer 1

I love cream of tomato soup, especially with grilled cheese. Here is what I Like to do with mine to make it special:

CRAB - TOMATO BISQUE SOUP

1 lb King Crab leg meat (in chunks)
1 medium onion, finely diced
2 celery stalks, finely diced
2 cans tomato bisque soup
2 cans milk
2 tablespoons butter

Prepare onion and celery, peel and chop onions to a fine dice. Remove strings from celery, wash and finely dice.
In a skillet, melt butter. Sauté onion and celery until soft. Stir in Tomato Bisque Soup, milk and crab meat. Heat to serving temperature.

Serve with Saltines or toasted sour dough bread and butter.

Answer 2

I love it any way I can get it! Creamy (w/ whipping cream added) or not. If I make the canned stuff, I add a half can of water and half can of milk, whisk in, add a bay leaf, and bring to a simmer. Then put a pat of butter in a bowl, top w/ soup, and add black pepper on top. Mmmmm!

This is also fantastic! Worth the effort of buying (or harvestin!) so many tomatoes! Extra freezes beautifully.
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Roasted Tomato Basil Soup

3 lbs. ripe plum tomatoes, cut in half
¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp.s good olive oil
1 Tbsp. kosher salt
1 ½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 cups chopped yellow onions (2 onions)
6 cloves, garlic minced
2 Tbsp.s unsalted butter
¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1 (28 oz.) can plum tomatoes, with their juice
4 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
1 tsp. fresh thyme leaves
1 quart chicken stock or water

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Toss together the tomatoes, 1/4 cup olive oil, salt, and pepper. Spread the tomatoes in 1 layer on a baking sheet and roast for 45 minutes.

In an 8-quart stockpot over medium heat, sauté the onions and garlic with 2 Tbsp.s of olive oil, the butter, and red pepper flakes for 10 minutes, until the onions start to brown. Add the canned tomatoes, basil, thyme, and chicken stock. Add the oven-roasted tomatoes, including the liquid on the baking sheet. Bring to a boil and simmer uncovered for 40 minutes. Pass through a food mill fitted with the coarsest blade. Taste for seasonings. Serve hot or cold.

--Ina Garten

Answer 3

I used to make tomato soup quite often when I lived alone.
I made mini bowls of it.
Ingredients:

one little mini can of evaporated milk
one little mini can of tomato juice
baking soda
pepper
butter

Heat tomato juice till it almost boils. add a pinch of baking soda, then add the canned milk. Heat, add lots of butter and pepper.
I like it mine with all sorts of stuff on top, croutons, crackers, cheese,or even in a cup to drink. Mostly I like it with lots of butter and pepper.

Answer 4

My Grandfather was a chef. All my Moms brothers worked behind the grill, one stuck with cooking. His wife was a chef, my brother is a chef, my cousin Linda is a chef. I know how to cook myself.

With all that variety in style from my family plus 14 years on the road I say try it different whenever you can. If you don't like it you know, if you do like it you know.

Answer 5

My daughter and I just had that yesterday for lunch. She had a half grilled cheese sandwich with hers and I had mine with Zesta crackers. I've been eating this soup since I was a kid.

Answer 6

I like to add leftover macaroni and cheese to my tomato soup. It really is good =0)

Answer 7

yes a said above grilled cheese dipped in it
or rits crackers are good to dipped or broken up.
I actually use 1/2&1/2 in mine intead of milk
its richer.

Answer 8

mmmm i freaking love tomato soup, espically with grilled cheese. yum im hungry now :)

Answer 9

You could aways use full body cream if you don't have to watch your waistline.

Answer 10

i like to stick goldfish crackers in mine. another thing that do....but it's with sloppy joe...i like to eat/scoop it up with doritos.