Wednesday 20 July 2011

Heavenly Tomato Basil Soup

So we live on a farm, he works outside all day and when he comes in he wants a snack. Or at lunch time James thinks he needs more than just a salad. So this is one of my solutions, he gets a coffee cup full of soup. It's probably an actual cup total, not much more. The recipe is beyond easy and sticks to the 17 Day Diet.

1 can of tomato puree
2 cans of whole tomatoes
2 cans of stock (low sodium)
2 tbl dried basil
1 tbl dried onion flakes
2-3 tbl of fat free sour cream

Combine all ingredients, except sour cream, in a large stock pot. Simmer on low for an hour (covered). Then use an immersion blender, or regular blemder to combine untilsmooth. Simmer uncovered for another hour and a half, allow it to reduce. Stir in sour cream. Cook another 20 minutes. Season with salt/ pepper if needed.

I am not afan of adding extra stuff to things, and every soup recipe had heaps of other vegetables in it. Thisone is so delicious, and easy to make. I've been keeping it in the refrigerator for those sudden hunger pains!

3 comments:

  1. Have you ever used Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream?

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  2. Fat Free Sour Cream on the 17 day diet is a free be. Greek Yogurt is a probiotic and you only get 2 on the 17 DD. She probably doesn't want to waste one of her probiotics by putting it in the soup. I think plain non-fat greek yogurt tastes just like full-fat sour cream. So I am sure it would make a great substitution for the fat-free sour cream, but I would not want to waste one of my probiotics in the soup when I can use a free be.

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