It’s summer in the U.S. And you know what that means! TOMATOES!!! I was the happy recipient of several pounds of these lovely fruits this weekend from my daughter’s garden. But they were pretty ripe so I knew I needed to find a recipe to make good use of them quickly. I decided to make tomato soup. After perusing several recipes online, I came up with a recipe that incorporated the ingredients I already had on hand. If you’ve never made homemade tomato soup, let me encourage you to try. It takes a bit of prep, but it’s super easy and super yummy!
Ingredients
2lbs of ripe tomatoes cut in half
1 bunch of spring onions with the ends trimmed
1 large or 2 medium sized green peppers
6 garlic cloves
Place the tomatos, centers up and arrange the other veggies on a large baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake in a preheated 450 degree oven for 40 minutes, turning the green pepper, onions and garlic at 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven and place all the veggies in a stock pot, adding half a quart of vegetable broth. With a hand mixer, purée the vegetables until smooth.
Add the remaining ingredients:
The remaining vegetable broth
1tsp sweet basil
1tsp thyme
And my go to ingredient for every savory dish I cook…
1 TBS Sriracha Sauce
Salt and pepper to taste.
I like my tomato soup thick and hearty, so I blended 3 TBS of cornstarch to a cup of the soup and poured it back into the pot.
Simmer to a boil to thicken and incorporate all the flavors.
Serve with a side of garlic toast or my personal comfort food favorite, grilled cheese sandwiches! Enjoy!!!
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August 13th, 2016 at 10:50 pm
Man, that makes me hungry!
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August 13th, 2016 at 10:51 pm
It was so easy to pull off Finn. And the entire house was filled with the loveliest aroma while the veggies roasted! 😊
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August 13th, 2016 at 10:52 pm
Given tomatoes, I usually fall back on a nice insalata caprese. This is definitely next on my list!
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August 13th, 2016 at 10:54 pm
It was a first try for me. I’ll definitely make it again. 😊
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August 14th, 2016 at 7:13 am
Fabulous!!
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August 14th, 2016 at 7:17 am
😊it was delicious’
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August 14th, 2016 at 7:26 am
I bet it was!!
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August 14th, 2016 at 10:21 am
Coincidentally I just made a pot of tomato soup too! I can’t wait to have it for lunch today with grilled-cheese sandwiches! Yum!
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August 14th, 2016 at 10:33 am
Perfect combination! Enjoy!!!
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August 14th, 2016 at 11:09 am
So funny! I was just thinking how I would love to make a tomato soup! Synchronicity!
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August 14th, 2016 at 11:11 am
‘Tis the season! It’s what to do with all that plump goodness from our overflowing gardens! 😊
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August 14th, 2016 at 11:18 am
Yes! And my patient grows tomatoes and kindly shares his bounty with us.🍅
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August 14th, 2016 at 1:38 pm
You pulled this off perfectly Kat! When I get enough ripe tomatoes, I do believe I’ll make this but use Hatch chile peppers instead of bell pepper. I love that you added Sriracha, too! Delicious!
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August 14th, 2016 at 1:41 pm
Some of the recipes I saw added butter. Which I’m sure adds richness. One suggested using a food processor. But I got a nice texture from a hand mixer…and less cleanup! Plus I kind of like fine bits of veggies…very fine. I gave it a good thorough purée. 😊
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August 14th, 2016 at 1:43 pm
I have a manual hand blender, it probably wouldn’t purée them up enough. Less cleanup is good in my book though! 🙂
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