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    Heirloom Tomato Soup. A Quick & Easy Summer Dinner.

    August 20, 2019 by Karen 35 Comments

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    THE best tomato soup I've ever had, just in time for tomato season. This Soup Sisters tomato soup recipe uses all of the in-season ingredients like basil, sage and tomatoes to create an easy tomato soup like no other I've tasted.

    A white soup bowl containing heirloom tomato soup sits on a rustic wooden cutting board on a beige linen tea towel. Also on the cutting board are wooden spoons, two small wooden bowls containing Parmesan cheese and croutons, a tomato vine and a silver spoon. Part of a bowl and a pot of tomato soup can be seen in the background.

     

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    I normally don't just copy and paste recipes and post them.  Anything I post is usually a recipe I've developed over years of trying different things or something I've tweaked a little.  Taking a bit of this, a bit of that and working it until it's right.  My chili recipe is a good example of that, or my chicken pot pie.

    But this tomato soup recipe?

    No changes needed.  It was good right outta the box. Or out of the pot more precisely.  An example of something that's good right outta the box would be Kraft Dinner.  Or a pair of diamond earrings.

     

    A shallow wooden bowl containing various heirloom tomatoes and a roasted red pepper can be seen in the foreground. The background shows tomatoes on a white plate, a white vase with flowers and white kitchen cupboards.

    We have hit tomato season folks. And that means having access to 4.5 million tomatoes.  Even more if you grew more than 1 plant.

    That means in addition to doing things like roasting (recipe here), canning (method here) and making salads (recipe here)  out of them, you're going to have to broaden your tomato horizons if you expect to get through the first couple of million.

    This soup is a quick and easy way to use up all the tomatoes that are on your kitchen counter blinking at you with expectation.

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    Part of what makes this recipe good is the addition of a roasted red pepper. (this is the one change I made to the original recipe) All the best tomato soups have roasted peppers in them.  In fact I published another tomato soup post years ago that's just as delicious but very different and a bit more time consuming to make.  It includes smoked sweet and hot peppers. You can see that recipe here if you want more of a weekend tomato soup.  

    Chopped tomatoes and onion on a dark roasting pan sitting on a butcher block countertop. Tomato, knife, herbs and silver bottle in background.

    The gist of the recipe is to roast up some heirloom tomatoes, onions and garlic ...

    A woman's hand reaches for a tin container of dried red chili flakes sitting on a beige linen tea towel. Fresh sage and oregano seen in foreground. Background shows an ironstone jar containing fresh basil on a butcher block countertop.

    ... add your herbs and spices, blend the tomatoes and simmer them on the stove for a bit.

    Roasted heirloom tomatoes and onions on a dark baking tray sitting on a beige linen tea towel. Also on towel are tomato vines, a wooden spoon with a roasted tomato and two small wooden bowls containing Parmesan cheese.

    Roasting the tomatoes changes the flavours of the tomatoes and brings out their sweetness while adding a roasty, toasty flavour.

    A white soup bowl containing heirloom tomato soup sprinkled with Parmesan cheese sits on a rustic wooden cutting board. Also on board are wooden spoons and tomato vines. A copper pot and another bowl of heirloom tomato soup are seen in background.

    Heirloom Tomato Soup

    Heirloom Tomato Soup

    This Heirloom Tomato soup from the soup sisters is the only tomato soup recipe you need this summer.
    4.75 from 12 votes
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    Course: Soup
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 161kcal

    Ingredients

    • 2 lbs tomatoes halfed, use heirlooms if you can get them
    • 1 onion quartered
    • 3 cloves garlic unpeeled
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil
    • 10 leaves basil
    • 3 leaves sage
    • 1 sprig oregano leaves only
    • 1 pinch hot pepper flakes
    • 2 cups broth vegetable or chicken
    • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
    • salt to taste
    • pepper to taste
    • ⅓ cup parmesan cheese grated
    • 1 roasted red pepper (optional)

    Instructions

    • Set oven to 375 f
    • Toss tomatoes, onions and unpeeled garlic in olive oil and roast on a parchment lined baking sheet for about 45 minutes. Just until everything starts to darken and the sugars caramelize.
    • Let the roasted vegetables cool for a minute, slip the garlic out of it's skin then blend everything in a regular blender or with an immersion blender along with the herbs. Don't forget to add the herbs and the roasted red pepper if you included it.
    • Transfer to a soup pot and add as much broth as you need to make the soup the consistency you like.
    • Simmer for 10 minutes then finish the soup by adding salt and pepper to taste and the balsamic vinegar.
    • Top each bowl of this tomatoey soup with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese AND if you really like heat, some deep fried jalapeno crisps.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 618mg | Potassium: 587mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 2271IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 1mg

    If you think this recipe looks good, get The Soup Sisters cookbook.  I did!

    A white bowl containing heirloom tomato soup sits on a wooden cutting board on a beige linen tea towel. In the background are another white bowl and a copper pot both containing heirloom tomato soup.

    I haven't tried this soup cold, but I imagine it's pretty good that way. If it was a cream based soup I might feel differently about that option, but give it a go and let me know how you like it.

    Only a little over 4 million more tomatoes to go. 

    Heirloom Tomato Soup. A Quick & Easy Summer Dinner.

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    1. Debbie

      August 14, 2023 at 9:09 am

      Have you ever tried canning this soup?

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      • Karen

        August 14, 2023 at 11:06 am

        Hi Debbie! I have not. I don't can anything that isn't specifically formulated for canning. ~ karen!

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