American · Lunch · Autumn
Roasted Tomato Soup
4.6 community
10m
Prep
45m
Cook
Easy
Level
220
kcal
Tomatoes and garlic roasted until caramel-edged, blended silky with a swirl of cream. The grilled cheese's soulmate.
What you need
Ingredients
Servings
4
1 kg
🍅 Roma Tomatoes ›
halved
1
🧅 Onion ›
quartered
4 cloves
🧄 Garlic ›
unpeeled
3 tbsp
🫒 Olive Oil ›
500 ml
🍲 Vegetable Stock ›
60 ml
🥛 Heavy Cream ›
1 tsp
🍬 Sugar ›
6 leaves
🌿 Basil ›
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Mise en place
Before you start
10m
Prep
45m
Cook
55m
Total
4
Serves
Equipment
Sheet pan
Blender
Large pot
Prep checklist
Roma Tomatoes
— halved
Onion
— quartered
Garlic
— unpeeled
3 steps
Method
1
Roast tomatoes, onion, and garlic cloves with oil and salt at 210°C until edges char, 30–35 minutes.
💡
Roasting concentrates and sweetens — this is what canned-soup nostalgia was always reaching for.
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2
Squeeze the garlic from its skins and blend everything with the stock until completely smooth.
3
Simmer 5 minutes, balance with sugar and salt, and finish with cream and torn basil.
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From the chef
Notes
Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.
Afterwards
Keep, reheat & pair
Storage
Refrigerate components separately up to 3 days; dress and assemble just before eating.
Freezing
Freezes perfectly for 3 months — add the cream after thawing, not before.
Reheating
Soups reheat gently on the stove with a splash of water. Sandwiches and salads are best assembled fresh — store components separately.
Make ahead
Batch the components (proteins, dressings, grains) on Sunday; assemble in minutes all week.
Wine pairing
Something light and cold — a crisp white, a spritz, or iced tea.
Beer pairing
A crisp pilsner or wheat beer keeps lunch light.
On the plate
Serve it with
Sides
·
Kettle chips or a simple green salad
·
A cup of soup
·
Quick-pickled vegetables
Garnish
Flaky salt and cracked pepper
A drizzle of good olive oil
Fresh soft herbs
Taste map
Flavor profile
Sweet
Salty
Sour
Bitter
Umami
Heat
Per serving
Nutrition
220
kcal
5g
protein
24g
carbs
12g
fat
3g
fiber
520mg
sodium
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