Easy Tomato Soup
A quick, creamy tomato soup made from canned tomatoes with garlic, basil, and a pinch of sugar to balance the acidity - canned tomatoes straight into broth with nothing to round out their sharpness is why quick tomato soup often tastes thin and tinny.
⏱ 20 min🍽 4 servings
lunchvegetarianquick
Ingredients
- •2 cans crushed tomatoes
- •1 onion, diced
- •2 cloves garlic, minced
- •2 cups vegetable broth
- •1/2 cup heavy cream
- •2 tbsp butter
- •1 tsp sugar
- •2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- •Salt to taste
Steps
- 1.Melt the butter and sauté the onion and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes.
- 2.Stir in the crushed tomatoes, vegetable broth, and sugar, then simmer for 10 minutes - the sugar is what balances the acidity of canned tomatoes instead of leaving the soup sharp and tinny.
- 3.Blend until smooth using an immersion blender or regular blender.
- 4.Stir in the cream and basil, and season with salt before serving.