Blushing Strawberry Onion and Tomato Soup, Hot or Chilled
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Yield: About 6½ cups, 4 to 6 servings
 
Blushing Strawberry Onion and Tomato Soup is equally delicious served hot or chilled, and makes a refreshing dinner along with a green salad on a hot summer evening.
Ingredients
Soup:
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 large strawberry onion, halved and thinly sliced (or substitute another sweet onion, such as Vidalia)
  • 3 large cloves garlic, minced or crushed
  • 1 (28 oz/794 g) can no-salt-added crushed tomatoes
  • 3 cups (710 ml) low-sodium vegetable or chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • ¾ teaspoon coarse pink Himalayan salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) heavy cream
Garnish Ideas:
  • Fresh basil
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • Balsamic reduction
  • Whipped cream
  • Toasted pine nuts
  • Fresh-ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Heat the oil and butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat.
  2. Add the onion and cook until it’s about halfway caramelized, about 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
  3. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more, stirring constantly.
  4. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, stock, tomato paste, salt, and black pepper.
  5. Bring up to a simmer, and then cover the saucepan, turn the heat down slightly, and cook 15 minutes.
  6. Turn off the heat and stir in the heavy cream.
  7. Carefully puree the soup in batches in a blender, or using an immersion blender.
  8. Serve warm or chilled with any garnishes you like.
Notes
To Serve Warm: Top with fresh torn basil, a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction, a sprinkle of fresh-ground black pepper, and a few pine nuts.

To Serve Chilled: Cool to room temperature and then refrigerate to chill; top with fresh torn basil, a dollop of unsweetened whipped cream, a drizzle of balsamic reduction, a sprinkle of fresh-ground black pepper, and a few pine nuts.
Recipe by An Edible Mosaic™ at https://www.anediblemosaic.com/blushing-strawberry-onion-and-tomato-soup-hot-or-chilled/