Love Apple Soup is one of my all-time ‘go to’ soups, and also a favorite appetizer. I have served this soup at many, many dinner parties! Its name is intriguiging and there were always questions about what it was. Did you know that a love apple is really a tomato? No doubt it is a translation of the French term pomme d’amour from the belief in the tomato’s aphrodisiacal powers!
Ingredients
- 1 stick celery chopped
- 2 small carrot sliced
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp thyme crushed
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tomato diced
- 1 small can tomato sauce - (8 oz)
- 1 can chicken broth
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients before starting recipe.
- Sauté vegetables and herbs in butter until soft, about 6-7 minutes.
- Add tomato sauce, chicken broth and bring to a boil, then return to a simmer.
- Allow to simmer for 5-10 minutes and then allow to cool slightly and when cool, purée using and immersion lender pour contents into blender and purée.
- Pour the blended soup into a fine sieve and stir the contents in the sieve until only solids remain, scrape the solids from the outside of the sieve back into the soup.
- Return the soup to stock pot or to a bowl until ready to serve.
Serving
- Reheat soup to boiling, remove from heat and blend in heavy cream just before serving.
