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Halloween Recipe: Tomato “Eye Popping” Soup (10.25.13)

Posted at 11:44 AM, Oct 25, 2013
and last updated 2013-10-25 16:55:16-04
  • 2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter or olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 can(s) (28 ounces each) crushed tomatoes
  • 1 quart(s) homemade or low-sodium store-bought chicken stock
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano or marjoram
  • 1/2 cup(s) half-and-half
  • 1 pound(s) (about 30) bite-size mozzarella balls
  • 1 jar(s) small pimiento-stuffed olives
  • Salt and Pepper, to taste

Melt butter or add oil in a soup pot over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes.

Add tomatoes, stock, and oregano or marjoram, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer gently until thickened, about 45 minutes.

Puree soup in small batches until smooth. Return to pan and slowly pour in half-and-half, stirring constantly. Season with salt and pepper.

Make the eyeballs: Using a small knife, scoop out a hole from each mozzarella ball.

Halve each pimiento-stuffed olive crosswise. Place a half, cut side out, in the hole in each to make eyeballs.

Ladle hot soup into shallow bowls. Float 4 or 5 eyeballs in each bowl. Serve immediately.

Sponsor: Dan’s Market