Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

This soup was delicious! I did follow a user's review and did the following: I doubled the recipe otherwise it makes very little and I like leftovers! Sauteed 4 garlic cloves in olive oil, added a large chopped onion, then added 6 cups of garden fresh tomatoes, must be sweet and ripe, I think I will add some fresh chopped basil next time, when it finished cooking I added 1 cup of cream and heated it through the soup, I didn't use a food mil to puree it, instead I used and immersion blender. It was great!

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NANNOUSE

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Living In: Waterdown, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2009

Made it with fresh tomatos from the garden. It was very good, but we don't have a 'food mill' so I used a strainer and it was pretty cumbersome. The taste is very good, but will add some peppericinos and basil to spice it up a bit. I think I may add some fresh cheese, too. But the basic recipe tastes great.

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scarlettohara66

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Living In: Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2009

I had a lot of tomatoes from the garden that my husband wanted me to freeze, however we still have the tomatoes from last summer, so I had other plans for them. Since I had 6 kids hungry kids here, I decided to make grilled cheese, which most refuse to eat unless there is a bowl of tomato soup along side. Only 1 kid didn't like it. Will make again, too bad for the one that didn't like it.

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Jmehney

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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2009

I used tomatoes fresh from the garden but this soup was too bland. There just wasn't much flavor.

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SHORECOOK

Home Town: Woodbury, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Cape May Court House, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2009

This was yummy. I followed the directions really closely. I did add some chopped frsh basil and half&half. I will have to modify it a little next time so that it will be to my children's liking. They LOVE the canned tomato soup.

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Katybella

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Living In: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009

I don't like tomato soup, but this changed my mind. My husband (who doesn't like canned soup) enjoyed it. My sons love a good ole can of tomato soup and they have me 2 thumb up on this one. The only thing I did diffrent was to add a little garlic and when I made my rue I added some milk. I will make again and again.

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MONTEDEOCAS

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Home Town: Auburn, Kentucky, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2009

I will never eat canned tomato soup again cuz this recipe is SUPER good. I did add some half n half which made it even better!! Thanks

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ISLANDGRL100

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Home Town: Pomona, California, USA

Living In: Twin Falls, Idaho, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2009

This recipe produces a decent tomato soup. I added some basil to the boiling tomatoes. The finished product was still not silky enough so I blended it in a blender. It took on the texture of silk. So amazing. As far as tomato soups go, I would give this a 4. It comes out pumpkin-orange in color, though. Not the vibrant red you see in the photograph.

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Maria

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2009

this was very simple and tasted really good. Basically i through everything into a pot and cooked it. used my imersion blender and then added the rou and it turned out just fine. I did add some fresh oregano because i had it handy. This was an excellent way to use of tomaotos quickly

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jessicalyn98

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Home Town: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2009

This is delicious. I added one whole chopped onion, a clove of garlic, some basil and parsely and a bay leaf. After it was cooked,we ran it thru the squeezo. I skinned,deseeded and chopped up a large tomato to make this a more rustic type soup. My husband and I loved it!

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cheri

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Home Town: Port Townsend, Washington, USA

Living In: Everett, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2009

Turned out too thin and cooked more roux with 1T butter and 1T flour. Tasty, but too chickeny and not very tomatoey. Would add more tomatoes, fresh herbs. I added garlic.

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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2009

We loved this. Very rich flavor and a real treat for lunch.

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Adriana

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2009

I made it as stated except I didn't thicken it, it was thick enough. But, quite honestly, it was just as if it had come out of the well known red & white can, so it's just not something I'd bother making again. Uninteresting, and for the leftovers I'll have to add some excitement to it.

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mama toto

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Living In: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2009

Don't let the simple ingredients fool you; this is simply the best tomato soup I've ever made. I'll never need to search for another tomato soup recipe.

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Melfy

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

I didn't like this that much...It is very healthy and delicious, but not any soup I'd be dying to eat. I would say, it's packed with health and flavor, but it just wasn't one of those recipes that I was so excited to eat that I wanted to eat tons of servings of it! Still, it was very nice, but I will point out that it's not as good as the classic tomato soup....

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Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2009

If I could give this ten stars I would! I LOVED this recipe. I have always been a huge fan of tomato soup and thought that it was about time I tried making one myself. I found this one through the recommendation of a friend and couldn't help but eat more than one bowl the night I made it. Absolutely delicious and I will be making it again and again!

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Jess

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Living In: Provo, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2009

Absolutely wonderful! My boyfriend and I loved this soup. I added a 1/2 cup milk and sauteed celery, onions and fresh whole tomatoes and added them just before serving. A dollop of sour cream completes this great soup. Plan on making a batch to see if it freezes well.

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Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2009

Love it! Love it! I really believe the cloves are to be of garlic. Thanks so much for this recipe! Great with the garden tomatoes!!

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2009

I did use some of the suggested changes such as blending the tomato/onion mixture and adding some milk & spices. But, overall we just weren't impressed. DH couldn't seem to get past the fact that the soup was orange instead of red.lol It was too much work for an unimpressive soup. Sorry, I really wanted to love this recipe.

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queendiva1

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Home Town: Woodstock, Illinois, USA

Living In: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2009

I wouldn't say it's the best but it sure is good! only thing I added was mince garlic,(garlic goes with EVERYTHING) kinda reminded me of tomato gravy which I think I may turn the leftovers into. Good soup to make especially with the 'Darra's Famous Tuna Waldorf salad fixing's on this same site. Give it a try.

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