Easy delicious tomato soup
This tomato soup only uses 3 ingredients.
Equipment
- 1 immersion blender
- 1 stainless steel pot medium to large size
Ingredients
- 1 pound = 0.4535 kilograms combination of cherry tomatoes and large tomatoes washed and cut in half
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 vegetable bouillon cube
- Fresh Basil
- salt + pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Optional: sauté the onion and garlic in a teaspoon of olive oil or vegetable broth until until soft and translucent.
- Add all of the tomatoes and bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the tomatoes are soft.
- Add 2 to 3 cup of water. Enough to serve for 4 people. Less water makes the soup thicker.
- Let the soup cool off a little.
- Take the immersion blender and blend until the soup looks smooth. Cook for 2 more minutes.
- Add salt to taste, the vegetable bouillon cube and serve with crushed pepper and 1 or 2 basil leaves.
Notes
Depending on the size of the cube. For small ones use two vegetable bouillon cubes. If the cube itself is large, use only one.
Options to top off the soup:
Serve with bread.
Add fine grated parmesan cheese, for those that are not vegan.
Add thin sliced almonds.
Top it off with garlic croutons.
Add parsley or chives.