Creamy (no cream!) Roasted Tomato & Basil Soup

Name: Creamy (no cream!) Roasted Tomato & Basil Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs – 2 lbs tomatoes, quartered; 1 shallot, quartered; 6 garlic cloves; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 2 stems fresh oregano (or 1 tsp dried oregano); ¼ cup olive oil; ¼ tsp sugar; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste); 1 tsp salt, or to taste; ¼ cup fresh basil; 1 cup water (or stock)

10 steps

Prep:15minCook:40min

I love making this creamy, roasted tomato and basil soup in the summer, especially when tomatoes are plentiful. The best part about this recipe is that there is no need to send over a stove. Roasting everything in a baking dish in the oven does the trick. And all there is left to do is to blend everything all up.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:01:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories141.2 kcal (7%)

Total Fat11.7 g (17%)

Carbs8.8 g (3%)

Sugars4.9 g (5%)

Protein1.6 g (3%)

Sodium474.5 mg (24%)

Fiber2 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

1.5 lbstomatoes

2 Tbspbalsamic vinegar

2 stemsfresh oregano

¼ cupolive oil

¼ tspsugar

1 tspblack pepper

1 tspcrushed red pepper flakes

1 tspsalt

1 cupwater

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 F.

Step 2

In a small roasting pan that can hold the tomatoes snug, toss tomatoes, shallot, garlic, balsamic vinegar, oregano, olive oil, sugar, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and salt.

Step 3

Roast for about 40-45 minutes, or until tomatoes are slightly charred.

Step 4

Let it cool for 20 minutes before proceeding to the next step.

Step 5

Add everything from the roasting pan into a blender, along with ¼ cup of fresh basil. Depending on the size of the blender, you might have to puree the tomato mixture in batches.

Step 6

It is optional at this point to strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve in a pot, depending on how powerful your blender is. I did not need to take this step.

Step 7

Pour the tomato puree in a pot on medium low heat.

Step 8

Add about a cup of water (or stock) in the blender and swish everything out and pour it in to the pot.

Step 9

You can add more liquid at this point if you want a thinner consistency.

Step 10

Let the soup come to a slight simmer, and serve hot.