Name: Creamy Roasted Tomato Basil Soup Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2½ lb Roma tomatoes; 1¼ lb grape tomatoes; 8 garlic cloves; 3 tbsp olive oil; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 large yellow onion; 1 red bell pepper; 3 oz Potato; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 4 cups vegetable broth; 2 cups fresh basil leaves

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How To Make Creamy Roasted Tomato Basil Soup

This tomato basil soup is perfectly creamy and comforting even without any cream or cheese added. The best part is it’s a yummy vegan dish.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 50 minutes

Total: 1 hour

Serves:

Ingredients

2½lbRoma tomatoes,halved lengthwise
1¼lbgrape tomatoes,or cherry, halved lenthwise
8garlic cloves,peeled and smashed with the back of a knife
3tbspolive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1large yellow onion,chopped, optional
1red bell pepper,capsicum, deseeded and diced
3ozpotato,diced
3tbsptomato paste
4cupsvegetable broth
2cupsfresh basil leaves,lightly packed, roughly torn

Instructions

Preheat oven to 430 degrees F.
Place tomatoes on a baking tray with the garlic cloves. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of oil, season with salt and pepper, and roast for about 25 minutes, or until soft and charred on the tops.
While tomatoes are roasting, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a medium-sized pot/saucepan over medium-high heat.
Add the onion, peppers (capsicum) and potato; cook for 6 to 7 minutes while occasionally stirring, until the onion is transparent and the potato begin to crisp on the outer edges.
Stir the tomato paste through the potatoes and onion; pour in the broth/stock; season with extra salt; cover and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low; simmer for about 15 minutes or until potato is just tender when tested with a fork.
Add the tomatoes, garlic and basil to the broth. Continue to simmer for 2 minutes or until the basil is just soft. Blend soup using a stick blender until smooth.
Sprinkle with extra basil, shaved parmesan cheese (optional), and serve with cheesy garlic bread

Nutrition

Calories: 157.50kcal
Fat: 7.63g
Saturated Fat: 1.08g
Monounsaturated Fat: 5.08g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.05g
Carbohydrates: 21.31g
Fiber: 5.55g
Sugar: 10.59g
Protein: 4.31g
Sodium: 1214.25mg
Calcium: 75.03mg
Potassium: 959.15mg
Iron: 1.81mg
Vitamin A: 183.08µg
Vitamin C: 73.67mg

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