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creamy tomato soup

Creamy tomato soup

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Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:40 minutes
Total Time:44 minutes
Course: Main Course
Keyword: comfort food, simple
Servings: 4 people
Cost: 10-13€

Equipment

  • 1 baking tray
  • 1 oven
  • 1 blender hand blender also works
  • 1 baking sheet
  • some aluminum foil

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 big tomatoes I recommend the beef heart variety
  • 2 bell pepper any colour
  • 1 big onion any colour
  • 1 garlic head
  • 4-5 big basil leaves
  • 200 ml water or veggie broth
  • 200 ml cream
  • grated parmesan optional
  • bacon to garnish, optional
  • Salt & pepper
  • Dried herbs & spices of your choice

Instructions

Baking the veggies

  • Preheat your oven on : 190 °C
    Line your baking tray with the baking sheet.
  • Chop all your veggies (peppers, tomatoes, onions) in big chunks and add them to your baking sheet. Sprinkle with olive oil, salt & pepper, the spices you chose (if any) and the dried herbs.
    I love using Provence dried herbs on the veggies, which is basically a mix of dried rosemary, basil, oregano, thyme and summer savoury ( a herb with peppery, thyme like flavour).
  • Cut off the top of your garlic head and place it onto an aluminum foil. Add the same mix of dried herbs, salt & pepper, spices & olive oil on top and then close the aluminum foil around it. Place in the baking tray with the other veggies.
  • Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes or until the veggies are soft and slightly roasted.

In the meantime

  • This is completely optional, but I love grating some fresh parmesan and fry some bacon! The parmesan will be added during the blending phase while the bacon is for garnish. Also, I usually cut the bacon strips in cubes before frying them up.
    These two elements will bring more umami to the soup !

Blending

  • Once the veggies are soft, add them to a blender (or a pot if you're using a hand blender) along with 200ml of water, your basil leaves and your roasted garlic head (let it cool down a bit and squeeze it over your veggies). Blend !
    Once the veggies have broken down into a cream, check your consistency and add more water or veggie broth if needed. Add some of your cream as well. Remember that the amount of cream you add to your soup is completely up to you and your taste. Add some parmesan and blend !
    Don't forget to taste test for salt & pepper !

Garnishing

  • Serve into bowls and top off with some olive oil, some cream, your bacon bits and some more parm !