Tomato Basil Soup

Name: Tomato Basil Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1kg ripe tomatoes, halved; 1 large onion, quartered; 6 cloves garlic; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup vegetable stock; 1/2 cup thickened cream; large handful fresh basil; 1 tsp sugar; salt and pepper to taste; basil leaves and cream to garnish

Velvety roasted tomato soup blended with fresh basil — perfect with a grilled cheese sandwich. Roasting the tomatoes until caramelised and slightly charred before blending gives this soup its deep, concentrated sweetness.

Total time

50 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

40 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

vegetarian

Ingredients

1kgripe tomatoes, halved

1large onion, quartered

6 clovesgarlic

3 tbspolive oil

1 cupvegetable stock

1/2 cupthickened cream

large handfulfresh basil

1 tspsugar

salt and pepperto taste

basil leaves and creamto garnish

Instructions

Place tomatoes, onion and garlic on a baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and season.

Roast at 200°C for 35 minutes until caramelised and slightly charred.

Transfer to a blender with stock and basil. Blend until very smooth.

Pour into a pot, stir in cream and sugar. Heat gently and season.

Serve garnished with a swirl of cream and fresh basil leaves.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

261

Protein

3.9g

Fat

21.5g

Carbs

16.2g

Fiber

3.6g

Sodium

248mg

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