Rich and Tangy Creamy Tomato Soup

Name: Rich and Tangy Creamy Tomato Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 12 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1½ cup (360 ml) water, or vegetable stock; 1 cube vegetable bullion (or 1 tablespoon Better Than Bullion vegetable stock concentrate if available.); 1 Tablespoon tomato paste; 14 ounce (410 g) canned diced tomatoes; 7 oz cherry tomatoes; 1.5 ounces sun-dried tomatoes (don’t skip this); 1/4 red bell pepper; 2 Tablespoons red onion, peeled, diced; 1 garlic clove; 2 - 3 sprigs fresh thyme leaves; 1 teaspoon fresh oregano leaves or 3 - 4 drops oil of oregano; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 cup whole milk; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon cane sugar; 4 dashes of Tapatio hot sauce; Basil leaves for garnish; 1 tbsp. Greek yogurt (optional for garnish); Fresh ground black pepper

6 steps

Prep:5minCook:7min

This is just my take on a classic comfort foods. It takes its inspiration from one of the Vitamix tomato soup recipes with a few strategic additions and omissions. I like to play with my food. I hope you enjoy.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:12:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories322.7 kcal (16%)

Total Fat24.9 g (36%)

Carbs21 g (8%)

Sugars16.7 g (19%)

Protein7.3 g (15%)

Sodium784 mg (39%)

Fiber2.4 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 ½ cupwater

or vegetable stock

1cube vegetable bouillon

or 1 tablespoon better than bullion vegetable stock concentrate if available

1 tablespoontomato paste

14 ouncecanned diced tomatoes

7 ozcherry tomatoes

1.5 ouncessun-dried tomatoes

don’t skip this

0.25red bell pepper

2 tablespoonsred onion

peeled, diced

1garlic clove

2 sprigsfresh thyme leaves

1 teaspoonfresh oregano leaves

or 3 - 4 drops oil of oregano

1 cupheavy cream

1 cupwhole milk

½ teaspoonsalt

1 tablespooncane sugar

4 dasheshot sauce

basil leaves

for garnish

1 Tbspgreek yogurt

optional for garnish

fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.

Step 2

Select Variable 1.

Step 3

Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.

Step 4

Blend for 6 minutes 30 seconds, using tamper only if needed, until mixture is hot. Serve.

Step 5

If you don’t have a Vitamix or other high powered blender use any blender to purée ingredients and then transfer contents of blender to a saucepan and cook on medium heat until soup is hot but not boiling. Boiling will cause the cream to scald which degrades the nuances of the flavors and flattens the overall flavor of this soup.

Step 6

Garnish with basil leaves - slap once or twice to release essence and float on top of soup.