{"id":7419,"date":"2020-11-03T18:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T23:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=7419"},"modified":"2023-12-27T09:56:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T14:56:37","slug":"tomato-and-basil-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/tomato-and-basil-soup","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Tomato and Basil Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fresh Tomato and Basil Soup - Enjoy a bowl of this delicious Tomato and Basil Soup which uses fresh ingredients for the ultimate taste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tomato Basil Soup<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For my birthday a friend took me to a lovely little Italian cafe, where they had the most delicious Tomato and Basil soup on the menu, which we both ordered for lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was so fresh and flavourful, that as soon as I got home I was determined to recreate all those amazing flavours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using Fresh Tomatoes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes we are tempted to just open and can and dump it in a saucepan when we want a quick meal on the table, and while this is definitely nothing wrong with that, for this soup I do recommend using fresh tomatoes, as you just will not get that same beautiful taste with canned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always have a few tomatoes plants in my garden and so this is the perfect soup to make with my last batch of fresh tomatoes for the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as using fresh tomatoes, I recommend making sure you use fresh basil instead of dried for that amazing basil taste in every mouthful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peeling Fresh Tomatoes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the things that puts many off using fresh tomatoes, is removing the skin. For some tomatoes I don't even bother, but when you do need to remove the skin, the easiest and quickest method, is using a serrated peeler like this Kuhn Serrated Peeler<\/a> <\/strong>on Amazon. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do not own a serrated peeler, you can score the top of the tomatoes, blanch in some boiling hot water for about 30 seconds to a minute and it will soften the skin, making it easy to remove. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Type of Tomatoes to use for Soup<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The best type of tomato is ones that are great for sauce and are meatier, like roma for example. Which is a Popular Italian tomatoes and the perfect choice for this Fresh Tomato and Basil Soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My neighbour who is Sicilian, buys big boxes of them at the end of their season to turn into jars and jars of sauce perfect for all kinds of thing from soup, to sauces, and bolognese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However I have also made this with a variety of different fresh tomatoes, as I grow a few different varieties in my garden each year and that worked perfectly too. I even did a mixture of roma, cherry, grape and on the vine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blender for Soups<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You don't need a fancy or expensive blender for this soup, just a stick blender will work perfectly if that's what you have. I like some chunks of fresh tomatoes and the onion\/celery to remain in the soup, so I very roughly blend. But you can also blend it until completely smooth if that is how you prefer your soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can I freeze this Tomato and Basil Soup?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You sure can, it's a great one for batch cooking, by doubling or tripling up the recipe to make a large amount, you can either freeze in one big container or freeze in smaller singler portion containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just defrost and heat in a pan or the microwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ideas for Leftovers?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Got some leftover soup and wondering what you can do with it? It's delicious over some cooked pasta with a little grated parmesan, you can even add in some protein like chicken or a low calorie sausage. So yummy!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Soup Recipes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

looking for some other delicious soup recipes? Check out these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n