The end of summer is approaching. As such, I find myself using certain ingredients over and over. Right now, I'm trying my best to keep and eat tomatoes until they aren't fresh anymore. Likewise, tomato soup is featured on so many menus. However, a solid homemade recipe is a must. That's because it's about three things for me: caramelized roasted tomatoes, roasted garlic, and a good amount of fresh herbs. The cook time of this recipe is a bit longer than some. But there is not a lot of prep beyond chopping onions.
My favorite homemade rendition of the classic tomato soup. Roasted garlic adds an extra level of flavor sure to please everyone.
Tips & Tricks: I like my tomatoes to be on the caramelized side but you can always remove the tomatoes a bit earlier. Usually, I check them after 30 minutes.
Don’t want to roast a whole head of garlic? Instead, roast your desired amount of peeled cloves with the tomatoes and onions.
Stock up: get the pantry ingredients you will need: chickpeas, olive oil, sorghum
Plan ahead: Find this recipe in the Naturally Ella Real Plans meal planning upgrade
Nutrition: See the information.
This soup is one of the few recipes I make as written because it's just so good. However, there are a few things you could do to adjust this soup.
Greens: Stir in greens at the end for a little extra color and bulk. For example, spinach, chard, and kale are all good options. Spinach will cook quickly in the soup. In contrast, roughly chopped kale and chard will stand out a bit more.
Chunky: I prefer smoother tomato soup. But you could pulse the mixture instead of running the blender. As a result, the soup would be a bit chunkier.
Grains: I love the popped sorghum because it provides a bit of texture. It's also a fun twist. But if you don't have sorghum, try a different grain. In fact, cooked quinoa or millet would be good toppings as well.
Seasons are changing. As fall and winter approach, it's easy to jump into the excitement of fall produce. However, I hang on to tomatoes for as long as I can! By the time it's December, I'll be missing the fresh, just-off-the-vine taste. So, if you're still swimming in tomatoes, a few other recipes to make before the season ends:
Fried Polenta with Tomatoes and Feta
Za'atar Roasted Tomatoes
Oat Crepes with Tomatoes, Basil, and Goat Cheese
Recipe originally posted on October 19th, 2011. Last updated on September 8th, 2016. Get the original recipe here.
This looks absolutely delicious! I love that you've also added the garbanzo beans--that's something I've never seen before in a tomato soup. What a lovely way to welcome the fall 🙂
You're kidding.
Roasted garlic and tomatoes. You're gonna kill me.
Two of my favorite things! I can't believe I never thought of this. I'm making this as soon as it starts raining again and all I wanna do is curl up and eat soup. I can't wait!
Bookmarking this one! Looks so delicious!
It looks delicious and I totally agree with you about not peeling the tomatoes:)
I love that you add garbanzos to soup! It makes them so creamy!
mmmm, exactly what i need!
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This was great, easy and tasty! First time making tomato soup and it turned out wonderful. Thank you for this fun, yummy recipe.
Hooray! So glad you liked it!
I know that this is an older post, but I just discovered you (on Pinterest). I look forward to making the soup - but, what I REALLY look forward to is more of your photography. It is beautiful and compelling, when so much of what I see is bland and/or sterile.
Thank you,
Ouida Lampert
I just finished making this recipe. It is the best tomato soup I have ever had-hands down. I didn't make the croutons as listed in the recipe since we are eating sandwiches with the soup. I don't care if it's summer and a million degrees outside-this is a total hit at my house. My 3 year old and 18 month old are already on their second bowl! Thank you for this!!!
This looks really good.. will try this out.. i wanted to ask that do we have to oven roast the tomatoes and the garlic? Then puree it? I didnt get it correctly.. 😛
yes- roast and then puree!
I just found this recipe via Greatist on one of their lists for great ways to use chickpeas! 😀 I cooked way too many chickpeas a couple days ago and am frantically searching for ways to use them. I'm SO GLAD I found this! It looks wonderfully tasty.
I think there is an error in the ingredients list. I don't see tomatoes anywhere in there. I saw the first ingredient as cherry and that maybe it was supposed to be "sherry." I didn't realize you were talking about cherry tomatoes until I saw it in the instructions later on.
Huh- I updated that quite some time ago but the changes must have gotten lost. Fixed again- thanks!
Wow! This recipe was amazing, even my soup-phobic son absolutely loved it. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I have recently chosen a vegeterian lifestyle and recipes like this make the transition so much easier. Thanks
tthis was one of the best soups i have evr tasted!! I wondered does it freeze well? i want to make looads and live off it lol !
Delicious and I didn't have fresh herbs....looking forward to making it again when I get them
Do the garbanzo beans have to be pre cooked before adding them to the soup? I ask because the recipe says simmer for 20 minutes after adding them and I thought dried beans would take a longer time to cook than that...
This is an older recipe, one before I started using dried beans and thus, the instructions were for if using canned beans. I've updated the recipe to reflect but yes, you will want to use pre-cooked beans.
thanks for the clarification - made this tonight, it is delicious will be making this a regular thing 🙂
Just found this while hunting for more meatless, kid-friendly recipes. Sounds tasty. Any reason I shouldn't use vine or other larger tomatoes? Thanks in advance
Sorry for the slow response! I tend to shy away from using larger tomatoes primarily because of the water content. I do, however, love using roma or a tomato akin to that in soups.
I just made your original version of this soup about two weeks ago and am interested to see the addition of the popped sorghum. When I made it I wanted something crunchy on top but didn't feel like croutons so roasted the rest of the can of chickpeas- I can recommend it!
YUMMMY!!!!
Rxx
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This looks perfect for fall! I am so excited to make this. It looks the right balance of hearty, herby, and refreshing. I have some lovely goat cheese from the farmers' market and this is just the thing for a rainy day!! Thank you!
This looks absolutely delicious, Erin!!! I am making it some time in the next few weeks!!
This looks so yummy. I'm so ready for fall!
Made this the other night with some leftover tomatoes we needed to use up from the CSA, and it was fantastic! Might spice it up a bit more next time, but will absolutely be making again.
I made this and your avocado/mozzarella/jalapeno grilled cheese sandwiches last night for dinner. My kids loved this soup! Thank you for this great recipe.
Yes, I'm still swimming in tomatoes, but a double batch of this soup (without the sorghum) in jars in the freezer is making winter more welcome. Delicious! Thank you.
I was looking for a good tomato soup recipe to use up our hoards of cherry tomatoes from the garden for an upcoming soup exchange. I just finished making 10 batches and oh my goodness. I am SO happy I found this gem! I personally love the taste of garlic so I did 3 heads for every 2 batches. YUM! The rosemary really pops in this recipe. I'll be keeping this one in my files for our next harvest!
I was given this recipe by a friend 2 weeks ago and I have made it twice since. It is very delicious! I think next time I make it, I’ll try doubling the recipe so I have leftovers for a while. Thanks for sharing!
I know this calls for cherry or grape tomatoes, but could I use any kind of tomato? I have a lot of larger varieties of tomatoes that need to be used.
Yes- I would recommend straining out some of the liquid if they seem to release more juice though. You can always add it back in as you puree but I like the smaller tomatoes because there's less juice.
Tried the recipe. I enjoyed the roasted ingredients but the soup was a bit watery. Id suggest roasting tomatoes longer and not adding to much fluid (broth). I also didn't have the seasonings fresh--could make a bit of a difference.
Hey there! I was wondering are the calories listed above for a 1/4 of the whole recipe? Great soup, loved it!
It's for 2!
My wife has tomato soup for lunch every week, she's going to love this recipe.
She still talks about a tomato lobster brisk she ate at a restaurant in Chicago many years ago, I tasted it, it was deliciously decadent.
This is a terrible recipe, very bland. Not at all what I expected. I had to add 10 oz of tomato paste to get some sort of flavor.
I’m sorry to hear that- it seems strange as I’ve made his recipe numerous times. My only thought would be more salt. 10oz tomato paste seems like a lot compared the the ingredients.