Description
Hearty Creamy Tomato Soup delivers Mediterranean warmth with rich, velvety textures and bold flavor profiles. Garden-fresh ingredients blend seamlessly, creating a soul-soothing experience you’ll savor down to the last spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 cups fresh ripe tomatoes (halved) or 2 cans (28 ounces / 794 grams) crushed tomatoes
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup heavy cream (or coconut milk for a dairy-free option)
Aromatics and Seasonings:
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 1 whole bulb garlic
- 1/4 cup fresh basil (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare oven space at 400F (200C) to create an ideal roasting environment for tomatoes and garlic.
- Arrange halved tomatoes on baking sheet with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Trim garlic bulb top, drizzle with oil, and wrap in foil for concentrated flavor development.
- Roast tomatoes and garlic for 30-35 minutes until tomatoes caramelize and garlic softens, releasing deep, rich aromatics.
- While roasting completes, sauté chopped onions in large pot over medium heat until translucent and fragrant, approximately 5-7 minutes.
- Transfer roasted tomatoes and softened garlic into pot with sautéed onions, preserving all caramelized essence.
- Pour vegetable broth into mixture, allowing ingredients to simmer and meld flavors for 10-15 minutes.
- Carefully purée the entire mixture using immersion blender or countertop blender until achieving silky, smooth consistency.
- Introduce heavy cream and fresh basil, stirring gently to incorporate and enhance soup’s luxurious texture.
- Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper, ensuring balanced flavor profile.
- Warm soup gently before serving, then ladle into bowls and garnish with optional fresh basil, olive oil drizzle, or cheese sprinkle.
Notes
- Roasting transforms ordinary tomatoes into flavor-packed gems, intensifying their natural sweetness and creating deeper, more complex taste profiles.
- Garlic wrapped in foil steams and caramelizes beautifully, mellowing its sharp bite and developing rich, nutty undertones that enhance the soup’s overall depth.
- Using an immersion blender directly in the pot simplifies the blending process, reducing cleanup and preventing potential splatters from transferring hot soup to a countertop blender.
- For dairy-free alternatives, swap heavy cream with coconut milk or cashew cream to maintain the soup’s luxurious texture while accommodating different dietary needs.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg