Description

This creamy tomato soup is a comforting and flavorful dish made with a blend of fresh vegetables, canned tomatoes, and smooth passata, slowly simmered and blended to a velvety finish. It’s perfect served warm with cheesy sausage rolls or as a sophisticated hot Bloody Mary soup for adults.

Ingredients

Scale

Vegetables & Herbs

2 onions, chopped
2 celery sticks, chopped
300g carrots, chopped
500g potatoes, diced
4 bay leaves

Wet Ingredients & Liquids

3 tbsp olive oil
5 tbsp tomato purée
4 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
500g passata
400ml whole milk

Seasonings & Others

2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp red or white wine vinegar
3 vegetable stock cubes

Instructions

Sauté Vegetables: In a large casserole dish or two saucepans, heat the olive oil and add chopped onions, celery, carrots, potatoes, and bay leaves. Cook gently for 10-15 minutes until the onions soften and vegetables begin to tenderize.
Add Tomato Base and Seasonings: Stir in the tomato purée, sugar, vinegar, chopped tomatoes, and passata. Crumble in the vegetable stock cubes to integrate the flavors.
Add Water and Simmer: Pour in 1 litre of boiling water and bring the mixture to a simmer. Cover and let it simmer for 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Then, remove and discard the bay leaves.
Purée Soup: Use a stick blender directly in the pot or ladle the soup into a blender in batches, blending until very smooth and creamy. Adjust seasoning with salt and an additional pinch of sugar if required.
Cool or Serve: If not serving immediately, cool the soup and store it chilled for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 3 months. To serve, gently reheat the soup, stirring in the whole milk off heat, ensuring it doesn’t boil, to retain creaminess.
Serving Suggestions: Serve in small bowls for children alongside cheesy sausage rolls. For adults, it pairs excellently as a Hot Bloody Mary soup.

Notes

The soup can be refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 3 months without losing flavor or texture.
When reheating, avoid boiling after adding milk to prevent curdling and maintain creaminess.
Adjust sugar quantity based on the acidity of the tomatoes to balance flavors.
For a richer soup, substitute whole milk with cream, but note this will increase calories and fat.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Category: Soup
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: British

Keywords: creamy tomato soup, tomato purée soup, easy vegetable soup, homemade tomato soup, vegetarian soup, comforting soup