Creamy Tomato Soup
Protein packed creamy dreamy roasted Tomato soup made with assorted tomatoes, onions, red pepper, garlic, herbs, spices and then blended with cottage cheese.
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 4 medium Vine Tomatoes
- 12 oz Flavor Bomb Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 small Sweet Yellow Onion
- 1 large Red Pepper
- 3 cloves Garlic
- ¼ cup Cilantro Step or Basil Stem
- 3 Whole Cloves
- ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- 2 tsp Salt
- 3 tsp Freshly Ground Ground Black Pepper
- ½ cup Vegetable Broth or water as desired
- 1 cup Cottage Cheese (use half amount if you like less creamy) I use Good Culture 2% fat cottage cheese, can be sub with silken tofu
- 1 tbsp Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven on 425°F.
- Place cubed vine tomato, cherry bomb tomatoes, sliced onion, garlic cloves, sliced red pepper, cilantro stems and whole cloves in a baking tray. Coat everything well with ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil, 2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar, 2 tsp of freshly ground black pepper, and 1 tsp of salt. Roast it for 40 minutes.
- After 40 minutes, broil it for 3-4 minutes.
- Once roasted, place everything in a vitamix with another 1 tsp of salt, 1 tsp of freshly ground black pepper, 1 tbsp of sugar, 1 cup of cottage cheese (Good culture is the best!) and ½ cup of vegetable broth.
- Blend it smooth on soup setting. If you do not have vitamix, use any any high speed blender to blend it all smooth. After blending, You can simmer it in a pot if you like, but I simply serve it right from vitamix once the soup cycle finishes.
- Serve it hot with croutons and side of bread, salad or grilled cheese!