Tomato Soup       	 				 |  Vegetable/Fruit Day
    
	Recipe modified from manjulaskitchen.com   Makes 2 servings  uses 12 oz of your daily vegetable allowance
	  
	
    
    Ingredients
	     
							- 20 oz of tomatoes, chopped in small pieces 
 
                            - 1 medium carrot, peeled and cut in small pieces
 
                            - 1 celery stick, cut in small pieces
 
                            - 1/2 inch ginger, peeled and sliced
 
                            - 1 1/4 cup of water
 
                            - PAM or other  zero calorie cooking spray
 
                            - 1/2 tsp salt, adjust to taste
 
                            - 1 packet stevia or other zero calorie sweetener to  taste
 
                            - pinch of black pepper, adjust to taste 
 
                            - 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
 
                            - pinch of asafetida
 
                      - 1 TBSP cilantro finely chopped 
 
  
    Directions
      
					    - spray PAM in saucepan and heat over medium heat, lightly  brown ginger 
 
                        - add carrots and celery; stir fry for two minutes
 
                        - add tomatoes, salt, stevia, and pepper and cook for about 10  minutes
 
                        - let cooked tomatoes cool, then puree in blender on highest  setting for about 30 seconds
 
                        - spray nonstick cooking spray in saucepan and when hot add  cumin seeds, asafetida, and cilantro
 
                        - add tomato puree and 1 1/4 cup water (adjust water  accordingly for thicker/thinner) soup
 
                      - bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer for about 4  minutes
 
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
   
    
     
      
      
      
      
       
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