Tomato Soup – Nourishing comfort

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I had big plans for this week’s power food – the tomato. After all it is my favorite vegetable fruit. If nothing else, I simply use them in a salad. So I was kind of making plans to be flamboyant about the whole tomato thing.

And then the day arrived when I had to cook, shoot and write the post for this week’s Power food blog group. It was raining. Soft droplets of rain falling ever so softly and making the beautiful Rocky Mountains look even more beautiful.

The scorched earth soaked it all up and the greens looked more lush. It was a perfect evening for a good book and some soup. With a few whole wheat home made bread croûtons, It was blissful and blissfully comforting. I think I might have just given the welcome sign to Fall with two soups in a row. Oh well!

 

Why are tomatoes a power food ?

“Intake of tomatoes has long been linked to heart health. Fresh tomatoes and tomato extracts have been shown to help lower total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides. In addition, tomato extracts have been shown to help prevent unwanted clumping together (aggregation) of platelet cells in the blood – a factor that is especially important in lowering risk of heart problems like atherosclerosis. (In a recent South American study of 26 vegetables, tomatoes and green beans came out best in their anti-aggregation properties.” Source WHF

 

And they are a great source of vitamin C and beta-carotene; mineral manganese; Vitamin E. Yes these tiny little things are a nutrient jackpot.  And if you have some green ones, that may not tipe on the vine, here is how to enjoy them too apart from making fried green tomatoes or letting them ripen on their own.

38 Power Foods blog group  focuses on one ingredient each week taking inspiration from the book ; Power Foods: 150 Delicious Recipes with the 38 Healthiest Ingredients from the editors of the whole living magazine. Each week we all  come up with recipes, stories, articles to encourage eating nourishing food.

Who is we all ? The following wonderful people who make nourishing food and talk about it on their blogs. Do check what they have come up with this week. Also, If you are a blogger and  love the idea of being part of the 38 power foods, we would love to have you join us.   Contact: Mireya(at)myhealthyeatinghabits.com for details.

Jill and Margo at Saucy Cooks;

Jeanette at jeanetteshealthyliving ;

Martha at Simply Nourished Living ;

Mireya at Myhealthyeatinghabits ;

Alyce at More time at the table ;

Casey at My Sweet and Savory;

Alanna at Kitchen Parade Veggieventure;

This was the soup I made and enjoyed! Healthy, nutritious and just very homely tomato soup

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Tomato Soup – Nourishing comfort

Servings 4 cups (approx)

Ingredients

  • 5 cups chopped tomatoes
  • 5 cups water
  • 1 medium potato peeled and cubed
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • A few sprigs of cilantro chopped fine
  • 1 tsp oil
  • croutons optional

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil and add the garlic. Stir to cook until fragrant.
  2. Add the potatoes and let it cook for a minute or so.
  3. Add salt and the tomatoes and water and cover and cook until the potatoes are tender and completely cooked.
  4. Blend with a hand blender and strain through a sieve.
  5. Return to the pot and allow it to come to a boil, add in the pepper and cilantro
  6. serve hot, topped with some croutons.

 

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