Can’t beat a tommy soup! It’s a classic for a reason…for this one, we add roasted peppers to the mix to boost the natural sweetness and it works like a treat. There are a lot of recipes that do something very similar, but this is the recipe we return to! Simple and delicious with room for a little bit of spice if you fancy it, too.
Ingredients
- 1kg tomatoes, quartered
- 2 red peppers, deseeded and cut into chunks
- ½ red onion, cut into chunks
- 5 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 450ml vegetable stock
- 2 tbsp cream [dairy or dairy-free, plus extra to garnish]
- 1 heaped tsp of sun-dried tomato paste/smoky tomato paste
- ½ tsp dried basil
- Fresh basil, to garnish
- Red pepper flakes, to garnish
- FOR THE CROUTONS
- For the croutons
- 1 mini baguette
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp grated cheese [dairy or dairy-free]
- ½ tsp garlic granules
- ¼ tsp dried basil
Instructions
[1] Preheat the oven to 180ºc. Place the tomatoes, red pepper, and red onion chunks in a couple of ovenproof dishes making sure they’re in one layer.
[2] Add the garlic cloves, drizzle over the olive oil and add a generous pinch of salt to each dish.
[3] Roast in the oven for 35 minutes letting the tomatoes collapse and the peppers caramelise.
[4] After 30 minutes, in a large pan, add the vegetable stock, sun-dried tomato paste and dried basil and once the vegetables in the oven have roasted, add these to the pan too.
[5] Using a hand blender or blender of choice, blend the mixture until smooth.
[6] Add the cream, and give it a good mix before leaving on a low heat whilst you make the croutons and until the soup is hot.
[7] Cut the baguette into chunks and place them onto a baking tray. Drizzle over the olive oil, garlic granules, and dried basil and use your hands to coat the bread.
[8] Sprinkle over the grated cheese and season with salt. Place in the oven for 8-10 minutes, until the cheese has melted and croutons are crunchy and golden brown.
[9] Serve the soup in bowls, drizzling with some additional cream and garnishing with fresh basil and red pepper flakes.
[10] Finish by adding the croutons on top. Enjoy!
Roasted red pepper and tomato soup was last modified: October 11th, 2022 by
Roasted red pepper and tomato soup was last modified: October 11th, 2022 by
