Tomato Basil Soup

This is Chef Kent's rich and delicious recipe that he made for the Threshing Day Feast, 2015. Swap out the cream for stock and omit butter for a dairy free version of the soup. The magic comes from the long, slow cook of the vegetables.

 5# of tomatoes, cored and chopped
 2 medium onions- roughly chopped
 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
 Sunflower Oil or Olive Oil
 2 tsp onion powder
 1 tsp garlic powder
 2 cups heavy cream (or stock)
 1/3 cup honey
 4 oz butter (optional)
 Salt & (white) Pepper to taste
 10-12 leaves basil, washed and finely chopped

1

Sauté vegetables (onions, garlic, tomatoes) in olive oil over low heat for about 20 mins.

2

Add spices and allow tomatoes to break down, another 20 minutes.

3

Add cream, simmer another 10 minutes, and bring up to a low boil-- barely bubbling, then turn off heat.

4

Purée with an immersion blender or Vitamix on low, adding in butter and honey slowly. Add salt and pepper to taste, stir in basil, serve hot.

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Ingredients

 5# of tomatoes, cored and chopped
 2 medium onions- roughly chopped
 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
 Sunflower Oil or Olive Oil
 2 tsp onion powder
 1 tsp garlic powder
 2 cups heavy cream (or stock)
 1/3 cup honey
 4 oz butter (optional)
 Salt & (white) Pepper to taste
 10-12 leaves basil, washed and finely chopped

Directions

1

Sauté vegetables (onions, garlic, tomatoes) in olive oil over low heat for about 20 mins.

2

Add spices and allow tomatoes to break down, another 20 minutes.

3

Add cream, simmer another 10 minutes, and bring up to a low boil-- barely bubbling, then turn off heat.

4

Purée with an immersion blender or Vitamix on low, adding in butter and honey slowly. Add salt and pepper to taste, stir in basil, serve hot.

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5 Comments

  1. Sarah K. on August 24, 2015 at 1:10 am

    Made this tonight with the heirloom tomatoes from the last couple of shares and used half cream/half stock. It was amazing! Recommend using red pepper flakes for heat and tasting as you go to get the salt right. Great recipe!

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  2. Jenn on September 21, 2015 at 3:44 am

    Ah-maze-ing. Such a great recipe. You have RUINED canned soup for me. This is so good I am considering buying bulk tomatoes and starting several batches to freeze for the winter. Yum!

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  3. Elizabeth Serrin on August 18, 2017 at 12:18 am

    This was a wonderful recipe! I think the soup came out great, i used all FFM ingredients too: sunflower oil, garlic, tomatoes, basil, butter, whole milk, onion and carrot! I added some red pepper flakes for a bit of heat, too!

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  4. Ramona on September 30, 2017 at 2:57 am

    This soup was delicious. I used FF Roma tomatoes. Please don’the skip the honey…it adds a great dimension.

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  5. Alyssa on October 15, 2017 at 6:51 pm

    This recipe was delicious! I used Roma tomatoes from FFM and some Heirlooms I picked up. I also divided the liquid between half stock and half fat free half and half. Yum! I do recommend keeping salt handy as the honey gives it a bit of sweetness.

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