The Best Tomato Soup and it's very healthy! A 12oz/ 355ml serving is less than 170 calories!

Name: The Best Tomato Soup and it's very healthy! A 12oz/ 355ml serving is less than 170 calories!
Prep time: 20 h
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 21 h 35 min
Ingredients: 1kg ripe tomatoes; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 1 carrot, peeled and diced; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; Small bunch of basil, separated into leaves and stalks; 600ml low sodium chicken stock; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 2 tbsp light sour cream

4 steps

Prep:20hCook:1h 35min

This is adapted from Felicity Cloake's recipe in The Guardian.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:36:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories114.2 kcal (6%)

Total Fat5 g (7%)

Carbs15.4 g (6%)

Sugars9.1 g (10%)

Protein4 g (8%)

Sodium116.9 mg (6%)

Fiber3.9 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1kgtomatoes

1 Tbspolive oil

Small, separated into leaves and stalks

600mllow sodium chicken stock

1 Tbspbalsamic vinegar

2 Tbsplight sour cream

Instructions

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 375F/ 190C and cut the tomatoes in half horizontally. Arrange, cut-side up, in a baking dish or tray, spray lightly with olive oil cooking spray and season with salt and pepper. Bake for about an hour, until softened and beginning to char around the edges.

Step 2

2. Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based pan over a medium heat and add the onion, carrot and garlic. Cook, stirring regularly, for about 7 minutes until softened. Meanwhile, chop the basil, including stalks, and then add to the pan and cook for another minute.

Step 3

3. Add the tomatoes, plus any juices from the dish, to the pan along with the stock. Stir and bring to the boil, then turn the heat down, cover and leave to simmer for 25 minutes, until all the vegetables are soft. Leave to cool slightly.

Step 4

4. Use a blender to purée the soup, then stir in the vinegar and light sour cream, and season to taste. It will normally need very little additional seasoning. Reheat gently, and garnish with some torn-up Basil leaves if you like. This freezes really well.