Fresh Tomato Basil Soup
Tomato Basil Soup is one of my favorite late-summer comfort food dishes. August, with its sweltering days and evenings, seems too hot for soup. However, with tomato plants hanging heavy with fruit, you need an alternative to Caprese salads every evening. Buy your tomatoes and basil at your favorite Farmers Market!
Equipment
- immersion blends
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups chopped red onion
- 2 carrots peeled and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 4 pounds ripe tomatoes peeled, stemmed, and chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon double-concentrated tomato paste
- 1/3 cup chopped basil leaves
- 3 cups chicken stock -- preferably homemade
- 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
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- pesto and croutons
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pan over medium-low heat. Add the onions and carrots and saute' until soft and transparent, about 10 minutes. Do not brown. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the tomatoes, sugar, tomato paste, basil, chicken stock, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil and lower heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 40 minutes.
- Add cream to the soup.
- Blend soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Serve with a dollop of pesto and croutons.
Notes
Peeling the tomatoes is simple. Drop the tomatoes in boiling water. Let the skins split; this takes about 30 seconds. Remove the tomatoes to a bowl of cold water and pull off the peels.
Nutrition
Calories: 161kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 744mgPotassium: 578mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 3812IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 1mg
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