Comfort Food Spicy Tomato Soup
Comfort Food Spicy Tomato Soup-
1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 small onion (chopped)
2 garlic cloves (crushed)
coarse salt and ground pepper
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
4 cups roasted tomatoes (canned, jarred or made by you, see recipe below)
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 cup cream ( half n half or milk is fine too)
1 Tbsp unsalted butter
Fine mesh sieve or food mill
Blender
Additional, your choice of one or all :Fresh cilantro leaves, croutons and red-pepper flakes, for serving
Let’s Make It! In a saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft (about 12 minutes). Add cumin and coriander; cook, stirring, until fragrant. Add tomatoes, sugar, and 1/2 cup of cream and 1/2 cup of water water, stir well and cook until warmed through. In batches, puree soup in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Strain through a fine-mesh sieve. Stir in butter and season with salt and pepper. Serve soup with crusty croutons, chopped cilantro (or cilantro leaves) and red-pepper flakes.
Serves 4
Roasted Tomatoes
2 cans (28 oz. each) whole peeled tomatoes
3 garlic cloves (crushed)
3 Tbsp olive oil
Large roasting pan
Before You start: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Let’s Make it! Place tomatoes in a large roasting pan. With your hands or a large fork, roughly tear each tomato into 1-inch strips. Add garlic and drizzle oil over top. Roast until mixture thickens and holds a trail when you run a knife through it 60-90 minutes) rotate the roasting pan halfway through the cooking time. Use immediately, or let cool, then refrigerate in an airtight container, up to 1 week.
your soup looks very good, Kathy.
Great Recipe! I wish I would have found this sooner to try when it was a bit colder! But that won't stop me from trying it!!
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your soup sounds wonderful!
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Thanks for the recipe! It looks delicious. There is something so comforting about soup in the winter!
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I love tomato soup and this one looks so yummy…
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Yum yum yum! That looks amazing!
I will have to make this. I am still using canned tomato soup. Shame on me. Doylene
Tomato soup makes me drool!!! Super yummy 😉
This sounds really good for a cold night. We love tomato soup with grilled cheese after church on Sunday night. Thanks for sharing it, Katherine!
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I love tomato soup, it's such a winter comfort food! It would go nicely with my recent post about maple muffins for dessert . . . Thanks, and have a wonderful weekend!
Mary
On a cold day Tomato bisque is
my favoeire with fresh basil.
This sounds so good i am going to try it. Thanks,
yvonne
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Definately comfort food. It looks delicious! Thank you.
This is right up my alley & the weather we've been having has me craving soups. I will def. give this a try. Thanks! 🙂
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That recipe sound so good! Hot soups ate a life savour on winter days, and i love tomatoes! Have a lovely sunday!
Oh my goodness, that looks and sounds delish and perfect for a cold not-so-Florida like weather we're having. Yum!
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I have tomato soup on my menu for tomorrow!!
Wishing you a sweet Saturday, Katherine xx
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Wow, home made tomato soup. Brings back child hood memories and the desire for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. 🙂
Yum! Tomato soup is pure comfort!
Sounds delicious, Katie! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe with us. I like food with a little kick, and I've always been a big tomato soup fan.
XO,
Sheila 🙂
I totally need comfort food!
This looks fantastic!
LOVE tomato soup, especially GOOD tomato soup! Thankyou for a great recipe!!
This looks delicious and perfect for such a cold day. Can't wait to try it!
wow this really looks good and I love the idea of roasting the toms first to get extra flavour! I'm a big soup maker but never tomato although this one does look exceptional I may just have to give it a try x
I'm not a big soup person, but that one sounds tasty.
Thank you, Thank you for this.
Lisa xx
My husband has warm memories of tomato soup from his childhood. I've never made it for him in all the 32 years I've been with him!!… *slapping my hand…"Bad Wife!* So….maybe now is the time! 🙂
Yum! Looks delicious I will have to try that!
~Allyson~
I printed it off and will definately try this one. Thanks so much for these tasty recipes.
Odie
I love tomato soup, and I bet the roasted tomatoes make it even more delicious! Will have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing!
Oh, this sounds so good!