Best 6 Irish Blue Cheese And Tomato Soup Recipes

IRISH BLUE CHEESE AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• 2. Rub a bit of olive oil on your hands, and coat each of the tomato halves.
• 3. Put them on a rimmed baking sheet, and roast in the oven for 30 minutes.
• 4. Take them outta the oven, and chop the tomatoes roughly in a food processor or by hand.
• 5. In the bottom of your soup pot, cook the bacon over low heat until it's as crisp as you like it.
• 6. Take the bacon outta the pot and put it on a plate covered with paper towel, and set aside.
• 7. Over low heat, add the butter into the pot, along with the onion, celery and carrot.
• 8. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 1-2 minutes, until the onion is translucent.
• 9. Stir in the flour, and mix well until it's completely incorporated with the butter in the pot.
• 10. Pour in the heated chicken stock, and stir well until the stock thickens slightly.
• 11. Crumble the cheese into the pot, and add the chopped tomatoes.
• 12. Bring the soup to a boil, stirring to help melt the cheese.
• 13. Take the pot off of the heat, and use an immersion (stick) blender to puree the soup until smooth.
• 14. Or, let the soup cool slightly, and process in batches in a blender or food processor; then, put the soup back into the pot.
• 15. Put the pot back on the stove, and over low heat stir in the cream.
• 16. Cook for one minute, until the soup is hot but not yet at the simmer.
• 17. Serve the soup in individual bowls, topped with bacon.
• 18. Garnish with the chopped parsley

TOMATO AND BLUE CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400ºF (200ºC). Spread tomatoes in a shallow baking dish with garlic. Add seasoning and bake for 35 minutes.
• 2. Heat oil in large pan. Add leek and carrot. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Cook over low heat about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened.
• 3. Stir in stock and tomato mixture. Bring to boil, lower heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 4. Add blue cheese, cream and basil. Whisk with immersion blender until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.
• 5. Reheat but do not boil. Serve with bacon crumbles and basil leaves for garnish.

BLUE CHEESE TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender, combine 2 cups tomato juice, cream cheese, half of the blue cheese, onion, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, lemon juice, pepper and salt; process until smooth. Pour into a large bowl; stir in remaining tomato juice. Chill at least 1 hour. Top with garlic bread if desired and remaining blue cheese.

CHEESY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the soup: Heat the butter and olive oil in a braiser or shallow Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the garlic, onion, thyme and oregano. Season with a few pinches of salt and pepper. Cook until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Increase the heat to medium high and add the tomato paste. Stir and cook for 30 seconds. Add the wine, scraping the bottom of the pot to deglaze. Pour in the tomato juice, stewed tomatoes and sugar. Bring it to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer gently for 10 minutes.
• For the croutons: Meanwhile, drizzle both sides of each baguette slice with 1/2 tablespoon of the olive oil and arrange them on a baking sheet. Bake until slightly toasted, 6 to 8 minutes. Set aside.
• Add the heavy cream, Parmesan, pecorino and basil to the soup. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
• To serve, preheat the broiler. Ladle the soup into 6 ovenproof bowls and put on a baking sheet. Place 2 croutons onto each bowl and top with a piece of the Cheddar. Broil the soups just long enough for the cheese to get bubbly and slightly toasted. Serve each bowl with a sprinkle of parsley.

HEALTHY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the onion for 8-10 mins until softened and starting to take on a little colour. Add the carrots, garlic, peppers and sweet potato. Cook for a further 10 mins, stirring often and taking care not to burn the garlic. Add the tomatoes, stock, herbs and 1 litre of water. Bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 20 mins until the sweet potato is soft.
• Use a hand blender to whizz the soup until smooth. Stir in the cream and season to taste. Can be chilled for three days or frozen for up to three months.

TOMATO AND BLUE CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• turn oven to 400°F Spread tomatoes in shallow baking dish with garlic and salt and pepper. Place in oven and roast for 35 minutes.
• Heat oil or butter in large saucepan. Add leek and carrot. Cook over low heat for about 10 minutes until soft.
• Add stock and roasted tomatoes and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, simmer for about 20 minutes.
• Add blue cheese, cream and basil. Transfer to food processor or blender and process until smooth, working in batches if necessary.
• Reheat to serve (don't boil). Garnish with bacon and fresh basil.