Real tomato soup
A delicious real tomato soup, thick, creamy and super simple to make. Perfect for cosy autumn lunches with toasted cheese sandwiches.
Our real tomato soup is so easy to make, it's kind of like lazy soup! No peeling, just roasting and blending. Super easy, just how we like food to be.
Real tomato soup ingredients
- 10 ripe vine tomatoes
- 2 carrots - scrubbed and sliced into batons
- 2 sticks celery - sliced into batons
- 2 red peppers - roughly chopped
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 400ml hot vegetable stock
- 100ml single cream
- Salt and black pepper to season
How to make real tomato soup
- Preheat the oven - to 200C / 400F / Gas mark 6
- Roast the vegetables - add the tomatoes, chopped carrots, celery and peppers to a roasting tin, drizzle over the oil and toss to coat everything. Season with salt and pepper and scatter over the dried basil. Roast in the oven for around 30 minutes or until everything is softening and cooked.
- Blend the soup - once the vegetables have roasted, scrape them into a blender and pour in the hot vegetable stock and cream. Blitz until everything is smooth.
Cooks Note! Only use hot liquids in food processors that are designed for use with hot liquids. Otherwise, wait until the liquids have cooled before blending.
- Season and serve - check the seasoning, add some salt and pepper if required and then serve.
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Make real tomato soup your way
- go spicy and add a chopped chilli and serve with cheesy nachos.
- go herby and add a handful of chopped basil and oregano.
- got some veg that needs using up - chop it finely and add it.
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Real tomato soup
Delicious creamy soup made with plump juicy vine tomatoes
Ingredients
- 10 vine tomatoes
- 2 carrots - scrubbed and sliced into batons
- 2 sticks celery - sliced into batons
- 2 red peppers - roughly chopped
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 400ml hot vegetable stock
- 100ml single cream
- pinch salt
- pinch cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven – to 200C / 400F / Gas mark 6
- Roast the vegetables – add the tomatoes, chopped carrots, celery and peppers to a roasting tin, drizzle over the oil and toss to coat everything. Season with salt and pepper and scatter over the dried basil. Roast in the oven for around 30 minutes or until everything is softening and cooked.
- Blend the soup – once the vegetables have roasted, scrape them into a blender and pour in the hot vegetable stock and cream. Blitz until everything is smooth.
- Seasonand serve – check the seasoning, add some salt and pepper if required and then serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 204Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 368mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 5gSugar: 13gProtein: 5g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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Wendy is the creator of Daisies & Pie, a UK food blog sharing easy meals and home lifestyle tips since 2012
