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Smooth Tomato Soup with Arugula Croutons

Ripe tomatoes softened with sweated onion, garlic and thyme, pureed smooth with a splash of hot sauce, and served with peppery arugula, torn crisp croutons and grated pecorino. Good hot or cold, and it freezes well.

  • YieldServes 4 as a small cup, or 2 as a bowl
  • Hands-on32 min
  • Total46 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Soup

  • 45 mlextra-virgin olive oil, a glug for sweating the aromatics plus a drizzle to finish
  • 1medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 clovesgarlic, smashed and peeled
  • 1 tspthyme leaves
  • to tastekosher salt
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper
  • 1.1 kgripe red tomatoes, 2 1/2 lb, cored and cut into wedges
  • to tastehot sauce such as Sriracha, a few shakes

To serve

  • 40 garugula, 2 handfuls, large stems trimmed off
  • 30 gPecorino Romano cheese, for grating

Torn croutons

  • 45 gday-old country bread, torn into small pieces; about 1 cup of croutons
  • 15 mlextra-virgin olive oil, for tossing the bread

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Arugula
  • Thyme
  • Black and white pepper
  • Yeast
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Tyramine
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Blender

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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