Another Monday. I don’t mind, though, since it’s Homecoming Week! Posts probably won’t be very frequent these next few days since I’ll be playing powderpuff tonight, going to my meet tomorrow, hall decorating Wednesday and Thursday, going to the game on Friday, and the dance on Saturday! And yes, I did need to share my whole week schedule with you.
Anyway, I came down with a really sore throat last week and nothing sounded better than some good old fashioned tomato soup. I had, like, twenty pounds of tomatoes from the garden so I figured it would be the perfect way to try to make a dent in them!
It’s been prime weather for soup lately. It was 42 degrees when I woke up this morning! This is kind of like a summer/fall combination recipe. Summer tomatoes meet fall soup. I have just a few more summer recipes planned before I start going pumpkin/apple/comfort food crazy 🙂
When I bought my Vitamix I was determined to change as a person. I was going to start making homemade pesto, nut butter, grinding my own flour, and making soups in it. I’ve already done quite a few of those and I can now cross off making soup!
When I ate the leftovers of this Roasted Tomato Blender Soup I added some frozen corn and you might just want to add that to the whole recipe. So yummy. And that little open faced sandwich you see? It’s a slice of homemade bread topped with gouda and sauteed mushrooms. Yes.
- 10 small/medium tomatoes
- 1 sweet potato
- 1 onion
- 5-6 cloves of garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 8 basil leaves
- 1 14.5 oz can of vegetable broth
- Preheat oven to 350. Either in a bowl or with your hands, drizzle 1.5 tbsp of olive oil on the tomatoes, sweet potato, and onion. Place the garlic cloves in a 6x6 square of tinfoil and drizzle with the remaining .5 tbsp of olive oil. Wrap it up and place it on a baking sheet along with the veggies. Roast for an hour, or until veggies are soft. (I took my tomatoes out at 30 min)
- Once everything is done roasting, get out your blender and add the can of vegetable broth. Add the tomatoes, sweet potato, onion, garlic (peeled), and basil leaves and blend it up. I use a Vitamix that has a preprogrammed soup setting that runs for 6 minutes.
- Once it is smooth pour into bowls and garnish with a basil leaf! Serve with grilled cheese, toasted bread, or breadsticks. (anything carb-loaded will do:)
- Adding corn after it's blended is also tasty! To make it un-vegan, you can also add some cheese for garnish 🙂
This is both vegan and gluten free! It’s low carb too (if you don’t pair it with a grilled cheese;) It’s meatless, perfect for Meatless Monday, which I’m linking up to today! Be sure to leave a comment if you make this. You can also tag me on Twitter or Instagram @theyoopergirl 😀
Haha, have fun at homecoming 🙂 I only ever went to my freshman year one 😛
This soup looks fab! Love making soup in a blender, haha!
I love it too! Although I don’t think it will work for chunky soups, haha 🙂 thanks girly!
Yumm… looks amazing! I’m sorry to hear you had a bad throat. How nice you’re well again 🙂
Oh, sounds like a busy week – have fun at the dance!
Thanks, Josefine! I’m super excited 🙂
Yum what beautiful pics! I love tomato soup. Thanks for linking up today. Please visit the hosts websites and other great recipes too. Are you doing Ragnar? I just did one-such an amazing experience
No, I’m not doing Ragnar but I would LOVE to someday! They look like so much fun!
Stopping by from the Meatless Monday Link Up. Love simple soup recipes like this. Thanks for sharing!
Hey Nicole! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Tomato soup + grilled cheese = all I need in the fall. Well, that and anything/everything pumpkin. 😉 I will definitely be giving this a try when I go home to my oven in a couple of weeks!
Right?! I think grilled cheese is the reason I couldn’t go vegan, haha! Let me know how you like it! 🙂
Love how few ingredients this is!! I’ve come down with a bit of a cold too so I think I’ll have to make this soon:)
Boo for the cold, but yay for making this! I love the short ingredient list too 🙂
Thanks for joining Leigha! this sounds woooonndderrrfffuuull! i love tomato soup, and this is so easy to make! I am excited to see what else you will bring to the linkups as the fall comes into full effect 🙂
Thanks Tina 🙂 I’m so excited for fall food!!
I am such a big fan of blender soups. They’re perfect for the fall and winter- quick, easy, tasty and warming! Beautiful pictures of the tomatoes. I’m so sad we are nearing the end of tomato season!
Agreed! It’s bittersweet because while I love having tons and tons of tomatoes around, I have so many that I don’t even get a chance to use!
This looks so delicious Leigha! Your photography is getting outstanding by the way – it looks as if it as just been snatched out of a cookbook! <3
You're looking great girl, glad you've gotten over your cold now! Your Vitamix story is so motivational – when I bought my blender I planned on doing the same but didn't get much further than making absurdly large batches of peanut butter on repeat haha! I should try new things!
Lots of love, Tash x
Tash, your comments are always so thoughtful! Thank you 🙂 <3 And hey, there is absolutely nothing wrong with making nut butter, haha!
What a great soup recipe! Love how quick and easy this tomato soup can be recreated.. it looks totally delicious too. Thanks for the recipe, it’s one that I will be recreating as a weeknight meal for my household.
Glad you like it! Let me know how it goes for you 🙂
Wow this blender soup looks amazing and so creamy!
Girl, my homecoming week was last week, and I am STILL recovering. I hope your week has been fantastic and jam-packed full of school spirit and funny outfits. This soup looks so good. I want to curl up on a rainy day and eat a warm bowl of this. It’s way too hot for soup right now in Texas, but I’ve bookmarked this page for when it FINALLY gets a little cooler outside! I hope your school year is going wonderful xx
Will it ever get cool enough in Texas for this? lol! I want to hear about your homecoming!!
I love tomato soup , but never added sweet potato to it 🙂 This one looks fresh, flavorful and delicious ! Pinning!