Quick Homemade Tomato Soup

Do you love tomato soup? Would you like a recipe that can be made from start to finish in about 10 minutes? 

I used a few short cuts in this absolutely delicious recipe, but they didn't reduce the taste of the soup or the nutrients!

I use cherry or regular tomatoes, cloves of garlic, sliced carrot, chunky salsa and one "surprise" ingredient! 

I originally saw this "surprise" ingredient used in a soup recipe a long time ago, but I never actually tried it until I made this recipe. It seems like a strange ingredient, I was really happy with the results.

The surprise ingredient is "marinara sauce".  Have you ever used spaghetti sauce in soup? 

 

Since I was only making the soup for myself and wanted something quick- I decided to give it a try thinking, "how bad can it be"?

The simple blend of ingredients produced a soothing comforting soup that I really liked. I'm sure I will make this soup again and again this fall and winter. 

The best part is that all of the raw vegetables go into the blender. Once they are completely blended, I pour them into a saucepan, add the marinara sauce and cook the soup on high for only 5 minutes!!

When I tasted the soup, I was thrilled! It was absolutely delicious. I thought for sure I would need to add additional seasoning or vegetable broth before eating it, but NO.. it was perfect !

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Author of the Blog: Judee Algazi

Prep Time: 5-8 minutes

Cook Time: 5-6 minutes 

Serves:  2 bowls

Ingredients: 

4 medium tomatoes, chopped or 1 pint of cherry tomatoes (halved)

4 cloves of garlic, pressed

1 medium organic carrot sliced

1 cup of chunky salsa 

1 cup of water

1 cup of marinara sauce (I used Whole Foods 365 Organic)

Garnish: fresh basil 

Directions: 

Add tomatoes, pressed garlic, carrot, salsa and water into the blender. Blend until smooth. Add mixture to a 3 qt saucepan. Heat on a medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add marinara sauce and heat for an additional minute or two until soup is hot. Serve garnished with basil. 

My Notes: 

1. I left the skin on the tomatoes. If you prefer, you can remove the skin and de-seed the tomatoes before putting them in the blender. 

I found a Youtube Video here that teaches how to easily peel and de-seed the tomato!

2. This is a great soup if you just want to make a small quantity for one or two people.

3.   It's perfect if you need something  delicious to warm you up quickly.

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