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Light roasted tomato soup

Name: Light roasted tomato soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 3 lb ripe tomatoes, halved; 1 onion, quartered; 4 garlic cloves; 3 tbsp olive oil; 4 cups vegetable stock; ½ cup heavy cream; Basil; Grilled cheese, for serving

Serves 5 servings

Ava Chen2 min readOct 6, 2026

Ready in ~55 min · around 2:05 PM

In Ava's Kitchen

A home-cook take on roasted tomato soup — the version that sticks around our table.

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Soup base 44: roasting concentrates sweetness so you need less cream at the end.

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3 lb ripe tomatoes, halved
1 onion, quartered
4 garlic cloves
3 tbsp olive oil
4 cups vegetable stock
½ cup heavy cream
Basil
Grilled cheese, for serving

Ingredients

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Seattle-based. Big on pantry cooking, seasonal produce, and one-pan dinners.

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Instructions

Step 1Technique
Roast tomatoes, onion, and garlic with oil at 425°F until caramelized, 35 minutes.
- 3 lb ripe tomatoes, halved
- 1 onion, quartered
- 4 garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp olive oil
Step 2Technique
Blend with stock until smooth; simmer 10 minutes.
- 4 cups vegetable stock
Step 3Technique
Stir in cream; season. Serve with basil and grilled cheese.
- ½ cup heavy cream
- Basil
- Grilled cheese, for serving