Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2009

so delicous!! you could do so many things with this recipe and it's so easy! I added some minced garlic, dried basil, marjoram and thyme and some chicken stock. yummy!

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mommycook

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Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Homer City, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2008

I made this as written. It did not have a lot of flavor, so if I try it again i might experiment with spices and a dolop of sour cream.

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Linda

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Living In: Orono, Maine, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2007

Very, very good base recipe. Can do a lot of things with this. What I did was add left over canned diced tomatoes, 2 roma tomatoes, 2 full V8 bottles, 3 cloves of garlic, 1/4 onion, salt & pepper, 1 can of chicken stock, basil, oregano, some pasta, and some cornstarch to thicken. So delicious. You can easily go anywhere with this recipe. Thank you!

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Living In: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2007

Ridiculously easy, and you would never be able to tell!! I doubled the recipe and it came out to exactly 2 bowls of soup. I just put the onion, tomato and V8 in my food processor for about 30 seconds, and then heated it on the stove for about 5 minutes. Afterwards I realized I should have just dumped it into bowls and put it in the microwave for a minute or two to make it even easier and less mess. I can't get over the fact that I can make FRESH tomato soup in under 5 minutes from start to finish! You could add other ingredients to modify it such as some fresh basil, more garlic, a little mascarpone cheese would taste great too. It was much better than any canned or prepared tomato soup I have bought from the grocery store, and I loved that the consistency was thick just from all the raw vegetables in there. Great recipe!! Thanks!

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2007

really good base recipe. I doubled the v8 and added basil and garlic salt. I topped with shredded mozzarella.

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Tim M.

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2007

Great soup! I blended the tomato and onions with the V8. I also added some chicken broth. I recommend making a few extra servings, it was even better the next day!!

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2005

The soup turned out kind of thin, so next time I think I'll use less V8. I added fresh basil in the puree and topped the soup with cheese and avocado. Overall, quite yummy, and very easy to make!

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2005

I love this recipe; it's so quick and easy to prepare, and I like the slightly chunky consistency, versus those of the very smooth and boring canned tomato soups. I added cilantro before serving. Thanks for this wonderful contribution.

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Home Town: Great Meadows, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2005

this soup is way easy to make and it turns out great.i dont like V8 but in this recipe it tastes very good. its a great alternative to instant lunch soup and also healthier. thanx saffron for this wonderful recipe

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Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2004

I don't usually like tomatoes or V8 juice but together they taste great! I made some variations though by adding a whole tomato and a bunch of other vegetables like mushroom, green pepper, red pepper & garlic. They all puree together very nicely (would try adding spinach next time). This is a great South Beach recipe!

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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2003

Very good. I used Clamato instead of tomato juice and it made it really tangy and full of flavour. Incredibly easy too!

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Reviewed: May 29, 2003

This was really good. I also used 1 plum tomato. I added a little garlic also to the puree. It may have been my tomato, but I also had to add a little sugar because the soup was a little bitter. Finally, I wanted my soup a little creamier, so I added a couple of table spoons of butter to thinken the mixture. It was tasty and I will keep it in mind for the future, although it did make a lot of mess.

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Home Town: Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA

Living In: D'iberville, Mississippi, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2003

This soup was alright. very healthy and tasty (I love tomatos and vegetable juice) but can be a little too zesty without crackers or some sort of bread to go with. Will probably make again, but onlyl in place of cambell's tomato soup that I eat like twice a year.

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2003

What a wonderful idea. I made a few changes: one whole tomato (because it was a Roma), a garlic clove pureed with the onion and tomato and because I prefer Cream of Tomato soup, I stirred in 1 Tablespoon heavy cream just before serving. Excellent lunch idea for moms who don't want PB&J!

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Living In: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2002

This recipe was inspiring and quite clever. I did modify it a bit more to my tastes, but i think that's what is so wonderful about cooking. I added half of a red bell pepper into the puree blend, added some chopped red potatoes, and gave also gave it more of an italian flavor with various spices. Since I am also a lemon nut, I went ahead and used lemon pepper as well. This is a fabulous recipe with endless possiblities.

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Reviewed: May 9, 2002

This was great, especially since I was alone for the weekend and needed a quick dinner. I did add about 1 clove of minced garlic to the mix just to give some more flavor. Really tasty and really quick!

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