TOMATO BISQUE HEALTHY RECIPES

Steps:

• To peel the tomatoes, boil a large pot of water.
• When boiling, drop the tomatoes in the water to blanch one minute, or until the skin cracks.
• Quickly remove from the water, let it cool a few minutes and the skin will come right off.
• Chop onions, carrots, celery and garlic using a mini food processor or chopper.
• Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat.
• Add butter until melted, then add chopped onions, carrots, celery and garlic.
• Cook stirring often until soft, about 8-10 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and tomatoes, stirring well.
• Using a string, tie herbs together and drop into the soup.
• This will make it easy to remove later.
• Add salt and fresh pepper, reduce heat to low and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
• Remove herbs and discard, add sour cream and blend with a hand blender until smooth. (A regular blender would work, but be sure to let the soup cool before blending and fill only halfway in the blender so it doesn't explode on you).
• Ladle into bowls and top with freshly grated cheese and fresh basil.

Steps:

• In a medium pot, heat the oil.
• Add the onion and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until tender and lightly browned on the edges, about 7 minutes.
• Add the garlic and thyme; stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the tomatoes, broth, honey, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until reduced by a quarter and thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Using a standard or immersion blender, puree about half the soup; it will still be chunky and thick.
• Return it to the pot and stir in the cream.
• Heat gently and adjust the seasonings.
• Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with the parsley if using, and serve immediately.