Picnic Cold Tomato Soup Romanoff Recipes

MOM'S NOODLES ROMANOFF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• Butter a 2 quart casserole dish.
• Bring salted water to boil in a large saucepan.
• Add the noodles and cook until tender.
• Drain.
• Mix the sour cream, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, cottage cheese, onion, 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, and hot sauce in a large bowl.
• Combine noodles with the sour cream mixture, stirring gently.
• Spoon into the casserole dish.
• Top with 1/4 cup reserved Cheddar cheese.
• Bake until heated through and gooey, about 20 minutes.
• Top with fresh parsley before serving if desired.

COLD TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Put tomatoes and garlic in a non-reactive bowl and sprinkle with salt. Add 4 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons vinegar, the black pepper and cayenne. Mix well and leave to macerate for at least 15 minutes, or up to an hour.
• Pulse tomatoes in a food processor or blender until just crushed. Transfer to a strainer or food mill to remove skins and seeds, pressing well to obtain all the juices. You should have about 5 cups. Add enough ice water to yield 6 cups. Stir well, taste and adjust seasoning. Chill on a bowl of ice for 15 minutes or refrigerate for up to several hours.
• Make the pepper relish about 30 minutes before serving: Put diced bell peppers and onions in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar, mix well and set aside.
• To serve, rub each toast lightly with garlic. Top toasts with thick slices of avocado and season with salt and pepper. Place an avocado toast in each bowl and ladle in about 1 cup of chilled soup per serving. Garnish with a generous spoonful of pepper relish and a sprinkling of parsley and chives.

COLD TOMATO-CILANTRO SOUP

Steps:

• Pull off a small handful of cilantro leaves to use for garnish and set aside. Tie remaining cilantro into a bundle with kitchen twine.
• Heat oil in a deep, medium-size heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened and golden, about 8 minutes; reduce heat as needed to prevent browning. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute; then add tomato paste, cumin, paprika and cayenne, and cook until tomato paste begins to darken, about 2 minutes more.
• Add tomatoes with liquid, 1 quart water, salt and pepper, and cilantro bundle, and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer 30 minutes, covered. Set aside until cool enough to blend, then remove cilantro bundle. Using regular or hand-held blender, blend until smooth. Refrigerate until very cold, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Just before serving, squeeze in juice of half a lime and add salt and pepper to taste; the soup should not be very salty. If desired, squeeze in remaining lime juice. Serve in small bowls or cups, garnished with a few whole cilantro leaves.

MOROCCAN-SPICED COLD TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook onion in oil with spices in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and begins to brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Coarsely chop tomatoes and add to onion mixture with reserved juices, broth, honey, 1 tablespoon parsley, and 1 tablespoon cilantro, then bring to a boil. Transfer soup to a metal bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water. Cool soup, stirring occasionally, until cold, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste, then stir in remaining parsley and cilantro.

PICNIC COLD TOMATO SOUP ROMANOFF

Steps:

• Blanch the tomatoes, dunk in cold water, slice a thin cut off both ends, remove stem end and gently squeeze out the seeds, peel the tomatoes Chop the tomatoes in a food processor.
• Put into a suacepan and add green onions, salt, pepper,sugar, herbs, lemon juice, lemon peel and chicken stock.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, let cool.
• Check the taste and adjust the seasoning.
• Refrigerate, pour into a thermos for your picnic.
• Take along the sour cream mixed with the chopped parsley.
• When you serve the soup add a dollop of sour cream.