Homemade Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
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Homemade Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
Description
Homemade Roasted Tomato Basil Soup starts by roasting ripe Roma tomatoes, garlic, onions, and celery with olive oil, salt, and pepper until tender and caramelized. This roasting deepens the flavor and softens the vegetables. After cooling, the mixture is blended until smooth and returned to a saucepan to simmer, allowing the flavors to fully develop. Fresh basil is added both in the blending and as a garnish, giving the soup a bright herbal note amidst the savory tomato base.
The texture can be adjusted during blending, from chunky to silky smooth, and the soup can be thinned with vegetable stock if desired. A sprinkle of shaved Parmesan cheese adds a gentle savory richness, and serving suggestions include croutons, crusty bread, or a grilled cheese sandwich, making the soup hearty enough for a light meal.
The recipe allows flexibility: roasting tomatoes, garlic, and onions together or separately to achieve caramelized onions enhances depth. Adding cream or milk can increase creaminess if preferred. Overall, this soup captures the warmth and comforting qualities of roasted tomato and fresh basil in a versatile, richly flavored dish.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Roma tomatoes sliced lengthwise or halved, ripe
- 2 onion yellow onion or white onion
- 5 garlic pods
- ½ cup celery chopped, stalk
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- salt to taste, fresh ground
- black pepper to taste, fresh ground
- ½ cups basil leaves roughly torn, lightly packed, fresh
To serve
- Parmesan Cheese shavings
- croutons homemade, or alternatives
- crusty bread
- grilled cheese sandwich
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 400 F (200 C). Grease baking tray with olive oil. Arrange sliced tomatoes, roughly chopped white onions, garlic, celery stick on baking tray.
- Drizzle olive oil. Sprinkle salt and fresh ground pepper.
- Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes.
- Once roasted, remove from oven and allow them to cool for 10 minutes.
- Add them to high power blender and blend. You can also use hand blender.Blend at low speed first then slowly increase the speed. Be careful, blending hot ingredients may result in splattering.
- Blend soup according to the consistency you like.Transfer soup into large saucepan. Simmer it for 10-15 minutes. If soup is too thick, thin it by adding vegetable stock.
- Taste test and adjust seasoning accordingly.Allow tomato basil soup to simmer for 7 to 10 minutes before serving. You can add a dash of dried oregano for added flavor.
- Pour soup into serving bowls. Garnish with little more chopped basil leaves. Shave few Parmesan cheese on top.Serve hot with Parmesan shaving, or croutons on top of the soup.
Notes
- Roast all vegetables together for simplicity, or roast onions separately to caramelize them more deeply for extra richness.
- Blend carefully starting at low speed to avoid splattering hot ingredients.
- Add cream or milk after blending if a creamier texture is preferred.
- Season to taste after simmering, adjusting salt and pepper as needed.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 5servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 154 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0g | |
| Calories | 154kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Sodium | 25mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 788mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 2820IU | 56% |
| Vitamin C | 44mg | 49% |
| Calcium | 69mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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