Full of roasted garlic and tomatoes, this soup needs to be on your weekly rotation, no matter the season.
Me and tomato. We had a love and hate relationship. When I was little, eating tomatoes felt so right with certain foods and at certain times of day. But things got shifted as I grew up and my tastes changed over time, and tomatoes taste so weird.
I’m glad that ‘hate’ period has gone over and to date, I’m in love with tomatoes. So much in love that I would crave for tomato salad almost every week. The weather has been getting colder these days and with a little rain here and there, I constantly need something warm in our hands.
Hot chocolate is one of my friends lately, but my favorite of something warm is this creamy tomato soup. Soup is a favorite in our home and I love how it comforts you on a cold dry night or after a long hard day. There’s nothing more exciting than tuning on a jazzy music in the background while enjoying a big bowl of homemade soup. Yes, it’s gotta be homemade.
Luckily, this tomato soup from scratch is not a rocket science and it doesn’t take too much of your time. So today, I’m partnering up with my friends at Hamilton Beach and used their Hamilton Beach Sound Shield 950 to puree this tomato soup. I have to admit…I love this blender. It’s so quiet, so smooth, and I feel like blending everything, from smoothies to salsa, and not to forget margaritas. The blender comes in 5 speeds and 3 programmed settings, and is designed to reduce noise from the four different areas of a traditional blender so you don’t need to worry about waking up your whole house while busy in the kitchen. And this is where you can get it. Who knows you can get a good deal this Thanksgiving.
Roasted Garlic & Tomato Soup
Full of roasted garlic and tomatoes, this soup needs to be on your weekly rotation, no matter the season.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh tomatoes (or 6-8 medium tomatoes)
- ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter
- 10 sprigs thyme, tied together
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 10 garlic cloves
- 1–2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup for garnish
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Wash, core and cut the tomatoes into halves. Arrange the tomatoes, garlic cloves and onions onto a baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, and roast for 20 to 30 mins.
Place the tomatoes, garlic, and onion in a large pot. Add the chicken stock, water, and thyme. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 mins. Remove from the heat and let it cool slightly; then discard thyme sprigs.
Puree soup in a blender until smooth. Return soup to low heat, add cream and adjust consistency, if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish in bowl with a splash of heavy cream.
If this doesn’t scream comfort, I don’t know what else….
Doesn’t roasting a vegetable make it taste so much better! This would be a good soup to make with all of the end of the season ripe tomatoes and then freeze it for later.
I have never made tomato soup from scratch and I am a little intimidated. I love tomato soup and this looks vegan so I will keep it in mind when I cook. We have a rotation too, so maybe this will hit it.
yes, this is CLASSIC comfort soup. I can wait to whip up a batch! I’m sure even my kids would love some, paired with a grilled cheese sandwich, yum 🙂
I’m going to make this today. I just told my boyfriend that I want some tomato soup and grilled cheese since I’m not feeling well. This sounds amazing!
This looks delish! I have bookmarked to come back later!
This sounds absolutely delightful!
This looks amazing and so easy to make! My boyfriend would love if I made this for him.
Yummy! Perfect recipe for fall! I’ll have to try it!
You had me at roasted garlic! What a deep rich flavor the tomatoes and garlic have after roasting, such a great recipe!
This recipe sounds really good and seems easy to make. I have only attempted to make potato soup and french onion soup, so this one should definitely make my list. The banana bourbon milkshake sounds really good as well.
This is a perfect recipe for a winter evening. Roasting a vegetable adds such an amazing flavor, I am sure this soup will taste delicious!
My kids have all been under the weather this week. They’re taking turns, unfortunately. But that means we’ve been having all the comfort foods. This soup sounds so perfect for a chilly day when you want to curl up with a bowl of soup and a cozy blanket.
Oh my goodness! It’s rainy season in my area and this would be perfect to make!
This looks divine! My favorite kind of soup!!
This looks totally delicious. I will have to make this the next time I have a cold snap.
I am really a soup lover plus i love tomatoes and garlic, this would be perfect this winter season.
This soup looks absolutely delicious. What a great treat for winter nights!
Wow, you have sold me. This recipe looks like it has just the right blend of spices and has made me feel nostalgic about home. Thank you for sharing!
We love soups and tomoto is absolute favourite 😍
We did a soup week on our blog recently and are open to try some new too 😊
This roasted garlic and tomato soup look delicious. This is really perfect for winter. I will absolutely try to make this for our dinner.