Nordstrom's Famous Roma Tomato Soup
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Original is 12 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (360.8 g)
- Calories 236.7
- Total Fat - 13.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.5 g
- Cholesterol - 24.9 mg
- Sodium - 614.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 27.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.7 g
- Sugars - 15.9 g
- Protein - 3.6 g
- Calcium - 49.9 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 22.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat oil over medium heat.
Step 2
Add 1/3 cup of olive oil, one medium diced yellow onion, and five large diced carrots.
Step 3
Sauté for about 5 minutes until softened.
Step 4
Then, add a teaspoon or so each of dried basil, salt, and pepper.
Step 5
After that, add 56 ounces of whole, peeled Italian-style tomatoes and their juices along with one quart of vegetable stock to the pot.
Step 6
Let simmer for about 25 minutes.
Step 7
Add 16 ounces of heavy cream to the pot and cook for another 5 minutes.
Step 8
Turn off the heat, throw in some fresh basil, and then use an immersion blender (or regular blender!) to blend the soup until smooth.
Step 9
Serve the soup with more fresh basil on top.
Tips
No special items needed.