Tomato soup

What can you say about the Tomato soup recipe that isn’t already known?

In this post I’m going to talk to you about the recipe itself and what it has meant for popular culture, I’ll explain why it is so well known and how it entered every American home at the beginning of the 20th century and hasn’t lost its popularity to this day.

I’m going to suggest a way to prepare it, my recipe, but I’ll tell you that there are many more, you can try mine or make variations to your liking.

Every recipe has an open list of ingredients, you can add or remove one or more ingredients depending on your tastes, if you have any intolerances or simply if you want to try something new.

Tomato soup is a traditional recipe, the one I prepare is inspired by the tomato soup made in the south of Spain, specifically in Cadiz, it consists of a base of sautéed vegetables to which peeled tomatoes and water are added, seasoned and finished with some mint.

The most famous tomato soup is the one prepared in Anglo-Saxon countries, where this recipe is part of the so-called comfort food, traditional cuisine of a lifetime, based on simple preparations and with local ingredients, they are recipes that make you feel good, cooking without complications.

 

Prepare a traditional tomato soup, switch to comfort food, easy homemade cooking

 

In England, Heinz tomato soup is the most popular and is in the pantry of many families, but if there is a truly famous tomato soup, it is Campbell canned tomato soup, which was launched on the American market during the second half of the 19th century and became popular in the early 20th century.

In 1962, when artist Andy Warhol produced the work 32 Latas de Sopa Campbell , the image of the soup cans became part of popular culture and became an icon of Pop Art.

Its original title is Campbell’s Soup Cans and it consists of 32 silkscreens representing 32 Campbell’s soup cans of the flavors that were marketed at that time, among them was the tomato soup can, which is one of the most famous, over time these images have been captured in a number of everyday objects and millions of prints have been reproduced that decorate walls all over the world.

 

 

Campbell’s tomato soup is a condensed tomato soup that needs to be diluted in water or milk to be consumed. It can be seasoned to taste and flavored with basil, mint, or parsley, and is still commonly consumed in many homes in the US today.

 

Campbell’s canned tomato soup became a symbol of popular culture in the 1960s, thanks to the work of Andy Warhol

 

In Spain, hot tomato soup is not that popular, except for the Cádiz area where the recipe I was inspired by comes from.

In the rest of Spain, when the cold sets in, there are other soups that are consumed much more than this one, garlic soup or onion soup are two examples, but if we talk about cold tomato soup, Spain leads the world ranking since our Andalusian gazpacho and all its versions are known all over the world and at a national level it is a staple recipe, especially in summer.

Gazpacho is tasty, fresh, light and very easy to prepare. During the summer it is appealing at any time and is an alternative to the spoon dishes that we usually prepare the rest of the year.

 

 

Let’s see nutritional properties and benefits of tomato:

• It is a fruit that is composed of 94% water.
• It is an antioxidant, it contains lycopene.
• Rich in vitamins A, B and C.
• It contains minerals, especially potassium, it also contains phosphorus and magnesium.
• Low in sodium, therefore it is suitablefor hypertensive patients.
• Helps with digestion.
• Contains fiber, if eaten with the skin.
• Low in calories, 100 g of tomato provides 17 Kcal.

 

Why do I like this recipe so much?:

• Low in calories.
• Does not contain dairy products.
• Very easy to digest.
• Can be prepared in advance.
• Suitable for any time of year, can be eaten hot or warm.

Remember that any recipe is an open list of ingredients and allows for variations. That’s the magic of cooking.

 

Recipe Summary:

Here’s a summary of the recipe, but be sure to get the full recipe below.

In a medium saucepan, sauté the vegetables with olive oil and a bay leaf, add the peeled and chopped tomatoes, season and let it cook, then add the water and let it cook.

Blend and adjust the salt and pepper.

Serve with a mint, peppermint, or parsley leaf. Enjoy! 😉