Fire-Roasted Tomato Soup with Homemade Croutons
It was a cold and rainy day, so I made this fire-roasted tomato soup with homemade croutons recipe for dinner. I loved the flavor the fire-roasted tomatoes gave to this soup – they seemed to give it a richer flavor than regular tomatoes. I topped each bowl of soup with homemade croutons, and it was so delicious. We all loved this soup and thought it paired nicely with a Greek chicken salad and some cheesy garlic bread.
Fire-Roasted Tomato Soup with Homemade Croutons
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 carrot, peeled and finely diced
- 1 celery stalk, finely diced
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 (28-oz) can of diced fire-roasted tomatoes
- 3 ½ cups of chicken broth
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tsp sugar, more if desired
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup of whole milk or heavy cream
- Homemade croutons, see recipe link above
How to Make a Fire-Roasted Tomato Soup with Homemade Croutons
Make the homemade croutons–click this link for the recipe.
Coat a large Dutch oven with olive oil. Add the onions, carrots, and celery, cover with a lid, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5-7 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
Add the can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes, chicken broth, tomato paste, and sugar, and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
Cover with a lid and let it simmer for 30 minutes.
Blend the soup using an immersion blender or a blender until creamy and smooth.
Pour soup through a fine strainer, pushing with a spoon to remove all the liquid, into a large bowl. Side Note: I was in the mood for a smoother soup, so I poured it through a fine strainer. If you are in the mood for a thicker and heartier soup, skip this step.
Pour the milk into the soup and stir until well combined. Taste and re-season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, if needed.
Ladle into serving bowls and top with homemade croutons and serve immediately. Enjoy.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ yellow onion finely diced
- 1 carrot peeled and finely diced
- 1 celery stalk finely diced
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 28-oz can of diced fire roasted tomatoes
- 3½ cups of chicken broth
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tsp sugar more if desired
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper
- ¼ cup of milk
- Homemade croutons see recipe link above
Instructions
- Coat a large Dutch oven with olive oil. Add the onions, carrots, and celery, cover with a lid, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5-7 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
- Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
- Add the can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes, chicken broth, tomato paste, and sugar, and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Cover with a lid and let it simmer for 30 minutes.
- Blend the soup using an immersion blender or a blender until creamy and smooth.
- Pour soup through a fine strainer, pushing with a spoon to remove all the liquid, into a large bowl. Side Note: I was in the mood for a smoother soup, so I poured it through a fine strainer. If you are in the mood for a thicker and heartier soup, skip this step.
- Pour the milk or cream into the soup and stir until well combined. Taste and re-season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, if needed.
- Ladle into serving bowls and top with homemade croutons and serve immediately. Enjoy.
On a Side Note:
I was sent a lovely gift package from Muir Glen which included several cans of their delicious tomatoes, an amazing bag from Fleabags (that I LOVE), a wooden “lazy” spoon, and a pair of salad tongs by Jonathan’s Spoons that are so beautifully made, an awesome apron from Raw Materials Design, and a bottle of some delicious olive oil by California Olive Ranch. Talk about an amazing gift package!! I sure love the perks of being a food blogger! Thank you SO MUCH for the amazing gifts–I appreciate each one of them.
Yumm
I adore tomato soup and this looks over the top delish!
Your “treats” for being a food blogger look amazing and you so deserve them!
Love your blog!
Wow…great gift indeed!!! I love Muir Glen tomatoes!!! Your soup looks so yummy!
xo Kris
Perfect for this time of year! I love that spoon!
Mmmmm I can just taste that soup from looking at the photo. Great for this chilly weather. Diane
Wow…that is some gift package! The soup looks delicious and comforting!
Delicious!! I just made fire roasted tomato soup myself.. first time I’ve done it using canned tomatoes… who would have thought you could get such an amazing bowl of soup without fresh tomatoes!
We make ours with most of the same ingrediants but with a can of cannellini beans and minced fresh rosemary. It gives the soup a little more substance after you use the immersion blender. In fact, this is our soup of the week to take with our lunches! Soup and salad for me today. I will have to say that I get such a kick out of using tomatoes that we canned this summer (it was our first time).
We’ve all been a little sick around here (unfortunately). Lot’s of nose blowing and blanket clutching. I can’t wait to make this. What a way to warm up the house and everyone’s bellies. Thank you!
This is what’s known as comfort food…one of my favorites.
I love the perks of being a food blogger!
And this soup – yes please! Is there anything more comforting during these cold winter days?
I love this super simple, yummy looking soup Pam! Perfect for warming up this winter!
oh YUM! what a great looking soup, so perfect for our freezing cold snow day!
Loving all the yummy soup recipes I’m finding lately, this one looks delicious!
I am the only one in our house that likes tomato soup but I could eat the whole thing myself. It look so good!
Yum! Slap a grilled cheese sandwich down next to that bowl of soup and it would be the perfect wintertime lunch! Muir Glen makes a really good product don’t they ? Of course, your recipe is a good one, though!
I’ve never met a muir glen product that I didn’t like! This soup sounds wonderful…perfect with a site of grilled cheese!
Oh my God have you tasted Muir Glen salsa? It is TOO die for. I had to order a case because they don’t carry it here.
This looks like a wonderful tomato soup, sounds so tasty.
We love tomato soup! This looks very tasty with homemade croutons, Pam.
I love soups! Especially during the cold months. Thanks for sharing your lovely recipe Pam.
fleabags–ha! this looks like a really nutritious and satisfying batch of soup, perfect to eat with a ooey grilled cheese sandwich. 🙂
Tomato soup is one of my favorite soups, and homemade croutons make it so much more special.
Classic and wonderful. The croutons seal the deal!
Confession: Tomatoes are one of the few things I don’t like to fire roast myself. Chiles, peppers, etc, no problem. Tomatoes I just get a can.