Tomato and Basil Soup

Tomato and basil is a match made in heaven. And in my opinion, this tomato and basil soup is one of the best testimony to this fact. This tomato and basil soup is creamy, rich, delicious and feels like a warm hug. Especially great for winters, grab a big bowl of this soup and cozy up inside a blanket. Each sip will fill you with so much warmth and comfort.

The two ingredients that give a luxurious touch to this soup is the butter and fresh cream. I have used salted butter. You can go for unsalted butter as well in which case you will have to add some more salt to the soup. The butter and cream are added in the last five minutes, which add so much glaze and texture to the soup. These two ingredients make the soup creamy and abslutely delicious. You will slurp it all up in no time, that’s my promise.

Ingredients in this tomato basil soup

There are so many flavours that this tomato basil soup boasts of in every sip. You have the sweetness and tanginess from the ripe tomatoes, the brilliant flavour of Italian basil that penetrates every drop of this soup, a slight hint of heat from the green chili and of course, the creaminess from the butter and fresh cream.

tomato and basil soup

tomato and basil soup

The tomatoes of course form the base of this recipe. Make sure you pick ripe tomatoes for this one. Wash them thoroughly, and let them boil in water till you see slits. Take them out and place them in ice cold water immediately. Let them cool completely before you start the next set of steps. The skin is peeled off, and then the tomatoes are blended. The blended tomatoes are then cooked with garlic and all the other spices and herbs till all the water is released and the rawness of the tomatoes disappears completely.

I like my tomato and basil soup to have a strong undertone of garlic. It’s a perfect complement to tomato and basil in any case. This recipe makes enough soup for two people. Once the tomatoes are cooked and strained, it reduces by quite a lot. So make sure you follow the measurements in the recipe.

tomato and basil soup

tomato and basil soup

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Tomato and Basil Soup
This tomato and basil soup is creamy, rich, delicious and feels like a warm hug. Especially great for winters, grab a big bowl of this soup and cozy up inside a blanket.
tomato and basil soup
Cuisine Italian
Keyword soups
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Cuisine Italian
Keyword soups
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
tomato and basil soup
Instructions
  1. Wash and clean the tomatoes.
  2. Heat water in a large pot and bring it to boil. Add the tomatoes in it and let them boil till slits start appearing on their skin. This should take about eight to ten minutes.
  3. Transfer the tomatoes to a bowl filled with ice cold water and let them cool completely.
  4. Once the tomatoes cool down, peel off their skin and chop them up.
  5. Blend the tomatoes to a paste in a blender.
  6. Heat olive oil in a pan. Add the finely chopped garlic and saute for a few seconds. Keep the flame at low so that the garlic does not burn. The idea is to infuse the oil with the flavour and oil released from the garlic.
  7. Once the raw aroma of the garlic disappears, pour in the blended tomatoes.
  8. Cook these tomatoes on medium to high flame till it starts to release its water content. Do this for around ten minutes. Keep stirring at regular intervals.
  9. Add the basil leaves and stir it in for another five minutes.
  10. Season with salt and pepper and mix well. Add in the slit green chilly. Cook the tomatoes till all the water releases from it and you're left with a thick paste.
  11. Now add the boiling, hot water to it and stir.
  12. Add the cream and butter and give it one last stir or till you reach your desired consistency.
  13. Strain the sauce using a sieve. Check seasoning and add more salt if required.
  14. Garnish with some fresh basil leaves and serve hot.
 

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