Simple Tomato Soup

Description

This is my go-to tomato soup recipe. It’s so easy and delicious. It’s easily made vegan (if you use margarine instead of butter or 2 tablespoons of olive oil), ready in 30 minutes, and I give leftovers to my kids for lunch. If you like, you can add cream, but my family likes it the way it is. I usually serve it with rosemary bread for dunking.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter or margarine
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 large garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • 2 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes
  • ¼ teaspoon celery seed
  • ¼ teaspoon dried oregano

Instructions

  1. Heat butter and olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook onion and garlic until onion is soft and translucent
  2. about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes
  3. water
  4. sugar
  5. celery seed
  6. oregano
  7. red pepper flakes
  8. salt
  9. and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat
  10. cover
  11. and simmer for 15 minutes.
  12. Remove from heat and puree with an immersion blender. Reheat soup until warm and season with salt and pepper.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 6

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