Quick Creamy Tomato Soup

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Quick Creamy Tomato Soup

 

Recipe By : Eating Well for Optimum Health, Dr. Andrew Weil, page 211

Serving Size : 3 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Soups And Stews Soyfoods

Vegetables Weil: Ask Dr. Weil

Weil: Eating Well

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 large onion -- chopped

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

3 pounds fresh ripe Italian tomatoes -- chopped

(about 6 cups)

8 sun-dried tomatoes -- soaked

1 cup soy milk

salt and black and red pepper -- to taste

3 tablespoons fresh parsley or basil or dill -- chopped

 

1. In a large pot, saute the onions in the olive oil until they are soft,

then add the fresh tomatoes and stir until the mixture boils.

 

2. Remove the dried tomatoes from their soaking water and chop them

coarsely. Add them and their soaking water to the pot and cook, stirring

to prevent sticking.

 

3. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the soy milk

and season to taste with salt and black and red pepper.

 

4. Serve in bowls with the chopped green herbs as garnish.

 

Servings: 3. Calories 196, fat 7.5 g (31% of calories from fat), saturated

fat 1 g, protein 7.1 g, carbohydrate 30 g, cholesterol 0 mg, fiber 8 g

Nutritional benefits: Monounsaturated fat; micronutrients, including

lycopene from tomatoes and isoflavones from soy

 

Also at Ask Dr. Weil, www.eatingwell.net 3/00.

 

 

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