Christopher Place B&B and Restaurant

Newport, Tennessee

Specialty Recipe

Tomato Soup with
Parmesan Cream Hearts

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Recipe from Chef Karen Valentine at Christopher Place

Ingredients:

1 cup peeled and diced potato

1 cup water

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 cloves garlic, halved

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed

1/4 teaspoon salt

Dash of pepper

Two 14-ounce cans whole tomatoes (no salt added), undrained and coarsely chopped

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt

2 Tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Combine first 4 ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10 to 12 minutes (vegetables should be tender). Add sugar and next 4 ingredients and bring back to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes. Puree soup in a blender and strain through a sieve. Add milk to mixture and stir well. Cook over low heat, stirring consistently until heated.

Mix yogurt and cheese and stir well. Ladle soup into serving bowls and place 1/2-teaspoon dollops of cheese mixture on top. Pull a wooden pick continuously through dollops to make heart patterns.

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