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Tomato Wild Rice Soup

A hearty tomato and wild rice soup with carrots, celery, and fresh basil — optionally made into a thick stew with pearl barley.

AmericanVegetarianIntermediate70 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
6
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped or grated
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 can 28-oz crushed tomatoes, plus 1 small can or 2-4 fresh tomatoes, diced
  • 2 cup vegetable or chicken stock
  • 0.5 cup wild rice
  • 2 tbsp fresh chopped basil
  • 1 tsp salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Brown vegetables in a large pot with butter and olive oil.

  2. 2

    Add tomatoes, stock, and wild rice.

  3. 3

    Bring to a boil, then simmer gently covered until rice fluffs and opens, about 1 hour.

  4. 4

    Season with salt, pepper, and fresh basil. If the soup is too thick, add more stock.

  5. 5

    Serve with French bread.

Tags

souptomatovegetarianheartybasilwild rice