Tomato Soup
User Reviews
4.9
Tomato Soup
Description
The Tomato Soup starts by cooking yellow onions, chopped carrots, and garlic in olive oil and butter with salt until softened and fragrant. Adding balsamic vinegar lifts the flavors with acidity before canned diced tomatoes, water or vegetable broth, and coconut milk are stirred in along with dried thyme, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
After simmering until the carrots are tender, a portion of the soup is set aside chunky, while the rest is pureed until smooth. Combining the two textures results in a soup that is both creamy and hearty with visible vegetable pieces.
The final soup is served garnished with a drizzle of coconut milk and olive oil, freshly ground pepper, and fresh basil leaves for color and aroma. The coconut milk adds richness without dairy, balancing the acidity of the tomatoes and vinegar.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil plus more for drizzling
- 2 tablespoons butter or an additional 2 tablespoons olive oil, unsalted
- 2 yellow onion chopped, medium
- 2 carrot chopped, medium
- 6 garlic chopped, cloves
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 diced tomatoes 28-ounce cans
- 3 cups water or vegetable broth
- 1⅓ cups coconut milk plus more for drizzling, full-fat, or heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon thyme dried
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon salt plus more to taste, sea salt
- black pepper freshly ground
- basil for garnish, fresh leaves
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, garlic, and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes, or until softened.
- Stir in the vinegar, then add the tomatoes, water, coconut milk, thyme, red pepper flakes, salt, and several grinds of pepper. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the carrots are tender.
- Scoop 4 cups of the soup out of the pot and set aside. Transfer the remaining soup to a blender. Puree until smooth. Return the pureed soup to the pot with the reserved 4 cups of chunky soup. Stir to combine and season to taste.
- Ladle into bowls and serve with a drizzle of coconut milk, a drizzle of olive oil, freshly ground black pepper, and fresh basil leaves for garnish.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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