Are Roasted Tomatoes Good For You?
Tomatoes contain lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that reduces the risk of many types of cancer.
Roasted tomatoes are delicious, healthy and can be used in dozens of ways.
I just know that I can’t be the only one that still has tomato coming out her ears. Right? I was wracking my brain about what to do with our huge colander stacked high with tomatoes, when I suddenly thought, what if I use those flavors, but make a soup to help move us into fall? DING DING DING! Roasted Tomato Basil Soup with mini grilled cheese croutons was born.
How Long Will Roasted Tomato Soup Keep?
Homemade Tomato Soup will keep 2-3 days in the Refrigerator.
I love those little grilled cheese bites that act like little croutons in the soup. I’m not even kidding, it’s so delicious together.
The best soup is always made when you roast the veggies first. Roasting tomatoes always sounds a little fancy when in fact it’s the easiest thing you can do in the kitchen. Slice, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper and roast in the oven.
Click play on our video and you can see me make it right in front of you.
Can You Freeze Roasted Tomato Soup?
Good news: Tomato soups freeze very well! So you really don’t need a special recipe, though I’m about to give you one.
Roasted Tomato Basil Soup with Mini Grilled Cheese “Croutons”
Roasted Tomato Soup
Ingredients
- 8-12 Tomatoes chopped in quarters (depending on the size is how many you'll need)
- 2 Cloves of Garlic minced
- 2 Teaspoons Olive Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Onion
- 3 Cups Roasted Tomato Puree from the above- place in a blender and puree until desired texture
- 1 Cup Juice from roasting seeds strained out
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Dark Brown Sugar
- 1 Cup Chicken Broth
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- 1 Tablespoon Basil chopped
- Baguette sliced into crostinis
- Fresh Mozzarella cheese
- Butter
Instructions
- Place the tomatoes on a baking sheet that has been lightly drizzled with olive oil.
- Drizzle the tomatoes with olive oil and toss to coat.
- Sprinkle evenly with kosher salt and black pepper.
- Roast at 425 for 20-40 minutes or until shriveled and soft.
- Remove from the oven.
- Let cool for a few minutes and then place the tomatoes, reserving the juices, into a blender (we use Blendtec) and puree until you have 3 cups. If you come up short just add tomato sauce to reach 3 cups.
- Drizzle about 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a large sauce pot.
- Heat over medium high heat until shimmering.
- Add the garlic and onions, turn down to medium and stir frequently.
- Allow to cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add the tomato puree, juice, chicken stock, brown sugar, salt and pepper.
- Stir and then allow to come to a boil.
- Boil for 10 minutes and turn down to a simmer.
- Add the cream and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place mozzarella between slices of the baguette, butter the outside and cook in a skillet over medium heat until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden. (You're just making little grilled cheeses)
- Remove to a cutting board and chop into 1/2-1" squares.
- Fill a bowl with soup, fresh basil and mini grilled cheese croutons.
- Enjoy!
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Zupas Copycat Tomato Basil Orzo Soup
Still looking for another classic homemade soup? Try this homemade chicken noodle soup!
I’m so excited to come across this recipe! Tomato soup is one of most favorite comfort foods. My husband and I just picked SO many San Marzano tomatoes from our garden and I’ve been wondering what to do with all of them! I’m going to make a big batch of this delicious soup and freeze some for the winter! Can’t wait! 🙂
YEAH!! San Marzanos are going to be great in this!! Enjoy! We would love to hear what you think! Leave the cream out of the soup you freeze and then add it when you serve it!
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Just made this soup.
Fab recipe and so simple.
Loved it.
Thank you
Please indicate how many pounds of tomatoes since size varies greatly.
What kind of tomatoes is the best to use
We use roma or vine ripe. Just don’t use beefsteak!
Can you use light brown sugar?
Absolutely
Yes, I did and it tasted the same.
Tomato soup and grilled cheese!! Hard to beat this combination!!!
It’s a classic!
This soup looks amazing! Love the Grilled Cheese Croutons!
Thanks so much!
This soup sounds so fantastic! Loving those mini grilled cheese bites. Looking forward to trying this recipe over the weekend! 🙂
Thank you!
Do you think you could can this without the cream it looks fantastic
Hi Kim,
We’ve made it with milk and it was still pretty darn good. Obviously nothing beats cream, but I say go for it!
I made this vegan by using veg stock and coconut milk. I roasted the head of garlic (with tips chopped) with tomatoes and squeezed it out to purée. I added chipotle in adobo chopped for depth and simmered with bay leaves. Sooo yummy!!
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I just sat down after doing a yoga workout and came on pintrest to look up a few healthy recipes to try. I came across this delicious looking tomato soup with grilled cheese croutons that my daughters would love. I was so pleased to come across this recipe, but also to read your story and your trying experiences. I know this post was from a few years ago, but it is so clear that you are dedicated to your values. It was also refreshing to see that “the good guys” won in the court situation. I hope you and your family are doing well and thank you for posting your inspiring words. It truly is a good start to my day. Also, I look forward to this recipe!
Marcie, thank you so much for your sweet comment. I felt so discouraged going through all of that because kind of like you stated, the bad guys definitely win a lot and that worried me. So grateful for such a good judge that listened to the facts and boy did we learn a lot about the type of people we want to be.
What kind of tomatoes did you use for this recipe?
How many servings does this recipe make? I’m making it tomorrow night and I just want to make sure I have enough for leftovers!
Hi Katie, I hope I caught you in time. Our makes about 6-8 servings, but I’ve been told we have (literally a few friends said this) odd sized bowls, so you may get a little different amount. Ours are a bit small.
Just made a vegan version of this tonight and it was delicious!
I made my own cashew cream to substitute the heavy cream and used Daiya Vegan Mozzarella cheese in the croutons. I also added in some sun dried tomatoes to the croutons as well.
I found the whole thing to be a bit too “chunky” in the end so I ended up using an immersion blender to break it down.
It turned out perfect! Thanks for the recipe!
Can you freeze it? Tomatoes are still fresh from the garden now but I would like to have it for the winter. Thanks
We totally freeze ours! I make everything but leave out the milk products, freeze it, and then when I’m reheating add the milk and cream. It’s awesome! I need to hurry and get my batched frozen for winter too.
just made your soup last night- it was lovely. thknas so much for the recipe, it was just the thing on a cold night. returning from a long business trip to a mostly empty refrigerator (save a lucky butternut squash) almost kept me out of the kitchen but this was easy and quick to pull together with few ingredients. i added a shallot and some cloves of garlic. the leftovers today were even better!
So glad to hear it! Shallot sounds wonderful, I’ll have to try that.
When does the brown sugar get into the soup??
When you add the tomatoes. Sorry about that, I’m going to go fix it! Thanks for bringing it to my attention!!
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Love a good tomato soup. Just made a batch this week. http://hometownslop.blogspot.com/2012/08/roasted-tomato-bisque-creamy-with-just.html
Thanks again.
This soup looks amazing! I was just thinking about making a tomato soup with grilled cheese last night, and found this recipe in my inbox this morning via NoshOn.It. Gorgeous photos!
I'm so sorry you and Cade had to deal with such a crappy company and Mr. A–hole. Glad that you guys killed it in court, and that your judge had a brain! Looking forward to perusing your site some more. : )
The soup sounds fantastic. I'm so glad the truth won out in the end!
I'm so happy to have found your blog Carrian! I love it and your secrets to a happy family! This soup looks delicious! I make a roasted tomato pepper sauce with basil on my blog that's so similar, so I'm loving yours and need to try it! Love your blog!:)
I love how gorgeous this soup looks and the flavors are just incredible!
The soup sounds fantastic!
Good for you two taking the higher road. What an idiot (Mr. A) and what an awful, horrible, no-good company. Can't wait for karma to bite them in the butt.
This soup is stunning I have said it before and I will say it over and over I am sure but you are an amazing photographer wow just wow! Can't wait to try the soup!
Oh my goodness, good for Cade keeping his cool I would have wanted to give Mr. A a swift kick in the shins. So glad it turned out in Cade's favor!
And this soup…gorgeous, just gorgeous.
Paloma, after roasting your tomatoes in the oven, the pan should be filled with juice. That's the juice I'm referring to.
First of all, this soup sounds amazing! My parents have tomatoes like crazy right now. In fact, my mom just made tomato soup last night. I am loving this version!
And thanks so much for sharing your story. I totally know what you mean about it all helping to build a stronger foundation. Things will only get better!!
It looks just delicious! Thanks for sharing! I just pinned it! (didn't understand the “roasting juice” ingredient though… and roasted crushed tomatoes, did you roast them or used canned? )