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🍽️ Creamy Tomato Soup with Crispy Croutons

241 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 kg ripe tomatoes
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 red chili
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 pinch sugar
• 500 ml vegetable broth (instant)
• 5 tbsp red wine
• 0.5 tsp dried oregano
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 4 slices baguette
• 2 tbsp grated parmesan
• 1 clove garlic
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes and let them sit for a short moment.
2. 2. Remove the tomatoes from the water and let them cool down.
3. 3. Peel the skin off the tomatoes.
4. 4. Cut the peeled tomatoes into quarters.
5. 5. Wash the chili pepper under running water.
6. 6. Cut the chili pepper lengthwise.
7. 7. Remove the seeds from the chili pepper.
8. 8. Chop the chili pepper into coarse pieces.
9. 9. Peel the onion.
10. 10. Dice the onion into fine cubes.
11. 11. Peel the garlic clove.
12. 12. Mince the garlic finely.
13. 13. Heat olive oil in a pot.
14. 14. Add the onions and garlic to the hot oil.
15. 15. Sauté the vegetables until they become translucent.
16. 16. Add the tomato quarters and the chili pepper to the pot.
17. 17. Continue to sauté the vegetables for about 5 minutes.
18. 18. Stir the tomato paste into the mixture.
19. 19. Add the sugar.
20. 20. Pour the red wine into the pot.
21. 21. Add the broth.
22. 22. Season the soup with some salt.
23. 23. Add pepper.
24. 24. Sprinkle oregano over the soup.
25. 25. Let the soup simmer for approx. 15 minutes.
26. 26. Rub the baguette slices with the garlic clove.
27. 27. Sprinkle the slices with Parmesan cheese.
28. 28. Drizzle the slices with olive oil.
29. 29. Place the slices under the oven's grill.
30. 30. Grill the slices until they are golden brown.
31. 31. Cut the grilled slices into cubes.
32. 32. Puree the soup with a hand blender.
33. 33. Taste the soup and season to your liking.
34. 34. Pour the soup into bowls.
35. 35. Decorate the soup with the cheese croutons.
36. 36. Serve the soup hot.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 241
• Protein: 6 g · Fett/Fat: 15 g · Carbs: 18 g