Tomato Soup
This easy one pan Tomato Soup uses fresh tomatoes, onion and garlic to create a homemade soup that is so good. We also include a helpful tip to make this soup less acidic! Feel free to add little cream at the end and enjoy a creamy tomato soup.
Tomato Soup
Delicious and Savory Fresh Garden Tomato Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- 1 Medium Onion quartered and sliced thin
- 2 Cloves Fresh Garlic, minced
- 2 Tbsp. Salt
- 1/4 tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 6 Cups of Fresh Garden Tomatoes, peeled and chunked*
- 2 Tbsp. Fresh Basil
- 1 Tbsp. Butter
- 2 Tbsp. Honey
- 1 tsp Baking Soda**
- Cream for serving*
Instructions
- Pour 2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil into a 4 quart stainless steel stock pot and heat on medium heat.
- Add sliced onion, minced garlic, basil, salt and ground black pepper and sauté. Continue cooking until onions are tender.
- Remove from burner, pour ingredients into another bowl and set aside.
- Using the same 4 quart pan, its time to add the peeled tomato chunks.
- Simmer on medium heat for about 25 minutes to reduce liquid.
- The time to reduce the tomato liquid will depend on the amount of liquid your tomatoes produce.
- Once reduced by half, add 1 tsp Baking Soda. This will create a foam so continue stirring until the foaming subsides
- Next add 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon of butter, and the onion/garlic mixture you cooked earlier. Stir well to combine.
- Continue to simmer on medium heat until the liquid from the tomatoes has reduced and the thickness is to your liking. Be sure to stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
- Add more salt to taste if needed
- Serve in bowls with crusty bread.
- Optional: Add a dash of cream to make creamy tomato soup.
Notes
*If you do not have fresh garden tomatoes, feel free to use canned
**The purpose of the Baking Soda is to cut the acidity of the tomatoes.
Why our family loves this recipe-
We love fresh garden tomatoes. As we approach spring, we are talking about all the recipes we are craving and will make once our summer garden tomatoes ripen. This is one of those recipes! It was a wonderful surprise to learn how much our family loved this soup and to hear them ask for it often. The smell of tomato basil along with olive oil and garlic will make your taste buds begin to water. Cooking it all in one pot makes for an easy one dish meal and it’s a great way to use up garden tomato abundance!
Ingredients needed to make this recipe-
- Garden Fresh Tomatoes – Our tomatoes are a plum and paste tomato
- Onion– Sweet Yellow is best
- Fresh Garlic
- Olive oil – Pure olive oil
- Salt – We always use Redmond Real Salt but Sea Salt would work well also
- Ground Black Pepper
- Fresh Basil
- Butter
- Honey – Unfiltered Raw Local Honey will have the best flavor
- Baking Soda (the secret to less acidic soup!)
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Step-by-Step instructions to make Tomato Soup with fresh garden tomatoes:
There is always an abundance of garden tomatoes growing in the garden. Sometimes, we needed to use up a bunch before they get to the rotten stage. It really makes our heart sad having to waste the bountiful blessing we have worked so hard to grow. So, we whipped up this recipe and created a way to use up a lot of tomatoes quickly.
Sauté onion and garlic
We will start with a 4 quart stainless steel stock pot. Add 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil to the pan. Add sliced onion, minced garlic, basil, salt and ground black pepper and continue cooking until onions are tender. Once tender, remove from the burner, pour into another bowl, and set aside.
Simmer and reduce the tomatoes
Using the same 4 quart pan, its time to add the tomato chunks. Simmer on medium heat for about 25 minutes to reduce the liquid. The time it takes to reduce will depend on the amount of liquid your tomatoes produce. Once reduced by half, add 1 tsp Baking Soda. This will create a foam so continue stirring until the foaming subsides. Mixing in the baking soda cuts the acidity of the tomatoes and makes for a delicious soup, elevating the natural sweetness of the tomatoes.
Lets put it all together
Next add 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon of butter, the onion/garlic mixture you cooked previously and stir well to combine. Continue to simmer on medium heat until all of the liquid from the tomatoes has reduced and the thickness is to your liking. Be sure to stir occasionally to prevent sticking. Taste before serving and add more salt if desired.
Serve and enjoy your homemade Tomato Soup
To serve, pour Tomato Soup into bowls and eat as it is or add a dash of cream to make it Creamy Tomato Soup.
