Chilled Creamy Tomato-Basil Soup
This Chilled Creamy Tomato-Basil Soup has all the wonderful flavors you’d come to expect in a hot tomato-basil soup with one fabulous secret ingredient! It brightens the soup without overpowering it.
I’m talking about orange juice! Without knowing it was in this recipe, you’d be thinking about just how good this is, but once you know, you will get a subtle citrus vibe, but not enough to steal the show!
And, if you love cold soups like gazpacho, you are going to love this! Cold, refreshing, healthy, easy and flavorful, this soup has it all!
This is a very easy soup to make. It’s part of the Easy Peasy category (especially created for those who enjoy cooking but prefer simple recipes).
Sauté onions, carrots and garlic in a large pot until they are soft. Add the tomatoes, water, orange juice, sugar, salt & basil leaves and bring the soup to a boil. Turn it down, cover it and simmer for about 25 minutes.
Purée the soup with an immersion blender or in a regular blender. Stir in the heavy cream.
Transfer the soup to a container and refrigerate until it’s very cold.
Once cold, ladle into bowls and top with fresh chopped basil. Enjoy!
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Chilled Creamy Tomato-Basil Soup
Makes: 6 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes plus chill time 2 hours
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 large yellow onions, roughly chopped
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
- 5 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
- 2 (28- ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes
- 4 cups water
- 1 & 1/2 cups orange juice, preferably not from concentrate
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 & 1/2 tsp salt
- 10 leaves fresh basil, plus more for garnishing soup
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions, carrots and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft and just beginning to brown, about 15 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, water, orange juice, sugar, salt and basil and bring the soup to a boil. Turn heat down to low, cover and simmer for about 25 minutes.
Purée the soup with a hand-held immersion blender until completely smooth. (Alternatively, use a standard blender to purée soup in batches. Always be careful not to fill the jar more than halfway, and leave the hole in the lid open and loosely cover with a dish towel to allow the heat to escape.) Stir in the heavy cream. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and/or sugar if necessary. Note that the flavor of the orange juice is more pronounced when the soup is hot; once the soup is chilled, it will be more subtle.
Transfer the soup to a container (or leave in the pot if you wish) and refrigerate until very cold.
Ladle the soup into bowls and top with fresh chopped basil. Garnish with whole basil leaves if desired.
Freezer-Friendly Instructions:
The soup can be frozen, without the cream, for up to 3 months. When ready to serve, add the heavy cream and stir until fully combined with the remainder of the soup.
Recipe by Once Upon a Chef
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