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Classic tomato soup gets a kick from fire-roasted tomatoes, roasted red pepper, smoked sweet paprika and sundried tomato paste in this easy recipe from Rach. 

She likes to pair it with her Pimiento Grilled Cheese.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • 1 large onion, white or yellow, chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 roasted red peppers, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped or thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon pimenton (smoked sweet paprika)
  • 3 tablespoons sundried tomato paste
  • 2 cups vegetable or chicken stock
  • Two 28-ounce cans fire-roasted tomatoes
  • About ⅓ cup heavy cream, crème fraiche or Greek yogurt, optional

Yield

Serves: 4 to 6

Preparation

Heat a soup pot over medium-high heat with EVOO, 2 turns of the pan, add the onion and season with salt and pepper, cook to soften 3 minutes, then add red peppers, garlic, pimenton, tomato paste, and stock. Soften 4-5 minutes partially covered, then add tomatoes and heat through. Puree with stick blender. Reduce heat to low and simmer, then stir in cream, if using, to serve.