Title: Thick and Hearty Tomato Herb Soup
Categories: Dupree, Soup
Yield: 6 Servings

2 tb Butter
1 c Chopped celery
1 lg Onion; chopped
1 28 ounce ca chopped
-tomatoes
2 tb Fresh basil; chopped
1 tb Oregano
1 tb Thyme
2 tb Chopped parsley
2 Bay leaves
4 c Beef broth
1/4 ts Sugar
1/4 ts Salt
1/8 ts Freshly ground black pepper
1 c Parmesan cheese - shavings,
-curls

In a Dutch oven or large heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat;
add the celery and onion and cook until the celery is tender, 7 to 10
minutes. Add the tomatoes, basil, oregano, thyme, parsley, bay leaves, and
stock and bring to the boil. Simmer about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat
and remove the bay leaves. Puree the soup in batches in a blender or food
processor, leaving the soup slightly chunky. Season to taste with sugar,
salt, and pepper. Serve hot. Garnish with shaved Parmesan if desired.

Serves 6

Recipe By : Nat Dupree, TVFN

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #241

Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 20:22:13 -0700 (PDT)

From: PatH