Spiced Tomato Soup

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Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
25 mins
Servings:
4

This is no simple soup, it's a richly-flavored dish that features lots of spice and aromatics. Use our Whole Roasted Tomatoes as a base.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 small onion, chopped

  • 2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled

  • Coarse salt and ground pepper

  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin

  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander

  • 4 cups Whole Roasted Tomatoes

  • ½ teaspoon sugar

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

  • Fresh cilantro leaves, for serving

  • Red-pepper flakes, for serving

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add onion and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft, about 12 minutes. Add cumin and coriander; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomatoes, sugar, and 1 cup water and cook until warmed through, about 5 minutes. In batches, puree soup in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Strain through a fine-mesh sieve. Stir in butter and season with salt and pepper. Serve soup with cilantro and red-pepper flakes.

Originally appeared: Everyday Food, April 2010

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