Roasted Tomato Garlic Soup

Roasted Tomato Garlic Soup is a simple and smooth soup featuring flavors from robust tomatoes, smashed garlic, herbs and spices, and a touch of creaminess from the heavy cream. And, it's ready in only an hour.

Tomato soup in a white bowl with grilled cheese.


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Pair this fantastic soup with some crusty Garlic Ciabatta Bread, your other favorite crusty bread, or a Grilled Cheese Sandwich and you'll have a match made in heaven. A big bowl of soup and a slice of your favorite garlic bread or crusty bread really is the ultimate comfort food.

Why This Soup Works

It's made with fresh tomatoes and simple pantry staple ingredients. 

This delicious soup is an affordable, relatively healthy meal that pairs with so many different things. This soup is great during the summer months but can be enjoyed all year round. Plus, it's a great way to use any extra, delicious, ripe and juicy tomatoes you have growing out in your garden during tomato season.

 

Ingredients Needed

All the ingredients needed for this recipe.
  • Tomatoes: I made this with Roma tomatoes that I stemmed and quartered before using. If you prefer other ripe tomatoes, feel free to experiment with a variety.
  • Onion: chopped white onion can be substituted with yellow onion
  • Garlic: smashed garlic cloves
  • Oil, herbs and spices: olive oil, kosher salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes and fresh basil (optional)
  • Chicken broth: vegetable stock or vegetable broth can be used in its place
  • Cheese: crumbled feta cheese (optional) 
  • Sugar: A little sugar to cut through the acidity.

How To Make Roasted Tomato Garlic Soup

Tomatoes, onions and garlic on a baking sheet and roasted.
  • Step 1: Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spread out tomatoes and onions. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle the tomatoes and onions with salt and pepper.
  • Step 2: Roast tomatoes and onions until the tomatoes are very soft. Remove from oven and set aside. 
Roasted tomatoes added to the pot and chicken stock added in.
  • Step 3: Add roasted tomatoes and onions to a large pot on the stove. Stir in chicken broth, sugar, and red pepper flakes. Bring the pot to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer.
  • Step 4: Pour the contents of the pot into a blender or an immersion blender and blend until smooth. Transfer everything back to the pot on the stove. Stir in cream and serve with fresh basil leaves and feta, if using. 
Tomato soup in a pot with a ladle.

Recipe Tips

  • Leftover roasted garlic tomato soup can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. They can also be stored in a freezer-safe container for up to 4 months. 
  • Like other soup recipes, this soup is great to scale and make more for later. As long as you have a large pot, this recipe doubles or triples well. You can store it to enjoy all week long or freeze it for long-term storage.
  • You can use a knife or the bottom of a glass to smash the garlic down to help release the flavor while keeping the garlic in chunks.
  • If you don't have a blender or hand blender don't worry you can still make this soup since a food processor will work just fine if you're in a pinch. You may need to work in batches depending on the size of your processor.

 

Grilled cheese dipped into tomato soup.

Recipe Faq's

Do you need to skin the tomatoes?

I did not remove the skins from the tomatoes before roasting them for the tomato basil soup. If that is something you prefer, then you can do that. I like the little bit of texture the skins add to the soup.

Can I use a different type of tomato?

Plum or Roma tomatoes are the best for roasting. They have a nice meaty flesh and the least amount of seeds.

Can I use canned tomatoes?

You can but you can't roast canned tomatoes. If you want to use canned tomatoes I would recommend roasting the onions and garlic to get that sweetness and add it to the canned tomatoes.

 

Tomato soup in a white bowl with grilled cheese.

Roasted Garlic Tomato Soup

4.44 from 71 votes
Written By: Wendie
Roasted Tomato Garlic Soup is a simple and smooth soup featuring flavors from robust tomatoes, smashed garlic, herbs and spices, and a touch of creaminess from the heavy cream. And, it's ready in only an hour.
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 6
Calories 252

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 5 lbs. tomatoes stemmed and quartered (I use Roma)
  • 1 medium white onion chopped
  • 8 cloves garlic smashed
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 2 tsp. sugar add more to taste
  • ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • Fresh Basil optional
  • Feta Cheese crumbled optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees
  • Place the tomatoes, onion, and garlic on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Drizzle the olive oil on top and sprinkle with salt and pepper and gently give it a toss. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until tomatoes are very soft. Set aside.
  • Heat a large pot on medium high heat and put in roasted tomatoes mixture. Stir in the broth, sugar, red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer about 10 minutes. Puree the soup, in a blender or with hand blender, until smooth.
  • Stir in the cream and serve!
  • Garnish with fresh basil and feta cheese

Video

Notes

To Freeze: Place the soup in freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 6ServingsCalories: 252kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 6gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 729mgFiber: 5gSugar: 13g
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Course Entrees, Soup
Cuisine American
 
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  1. 5 stars
    Making my second batch of this soup, I'm obsessed! It's so delicious. Tip for anyone lacking proper ladles and also a hand mixer... I pureed my veggies in a blender and then added them in, simply because I do NOT trust myself to offload a big pot of soup into a blender.