All summer long, I admired other blog’s recipes for soup but broke into a sweat at the mere thought of sipping from a steaming bowl. Tomato and bell pepper soups taunted me most since they contain my very favorite flavors. It just didn’t seem fair that my favorite ingredients grew during the hottest season of the year. Now that it is finally cool enough to turn on the oven and the stove, I decided to capture those flavors in a giant batch of soup to bottle and freeze.
In preparation, I bought a few Oklahoma grown red bell peppers at the Saturday morning farmers’ market and filled a bag with organic tomatoes at the store on the way home. Perhaps I should have made this soup a couple of weeks ago with the last of the locally grown tomatoes, but the weather wasn’t cooperating and I was not to be deterred.
On Sunday, I woke up late and discovered that it was raining for the second day in a row. I pulled on leggings and rain boots and ducked into a diner with girlfriends to discuss the birthday party the night before. As usual, we lamented the fact that there are no decent guys to date in this town (where are they?).
My belly full, I spent the rest of my lazy, restless afternoon making this soup. I hummed along to the harmonies in Feist’s new album
My roasted red pepper and tomato soup is more than just soup—it’s a celebration of the end of summer heat. Slightly spicy and tasting more strongly of peppers than tomatoes, this vegan soup goes great with grilled cheese sandwiches and simple cheese quesadillas. I also love it with avocado on toast. I can’t decide which herbs make the best garnish. Dried oregano went well, but chopped, fresh cilantro seemed like a slightly more complimentary flavor.
I divided the soup into 8 ounce canning jars, filling them up to the freezer line. I left the tops off until the soup had frozen completely. I feel a little better about the predicted harsh winter ahead knowing that I’ll have hot soup to warm me up.
- 8 or 9 tomatoes, cored and quartered
- 3 red bell peppers, seeded and quartered
- 2 small yellow onions, cut into wedges
- 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled
- 5 cups vegetable broth
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper, to taste
- olive oil
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees with two racks placed in the middle of the oven.
- Grease two (preferably rimmed) baking sheets. Place tomatoes, skin side down, on one of them.
- Toss the onions and red peppers lightly with olive oil. Place on the other baking sheet, with the red peppers skin side down. Place the unpeeled garlic on the sheet, too.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Heat your vegetable broth on medium-high heat. Peel your garlic and toss it in. Add roasted vegetables and simmer for ten minutes.
- Purée the soup using an immersion blender or transfer the soup to a blender, several cups at a time.
- Adapted from Heidi Swanson’s recipe for roasted tomato and red bell pepper soup in Super Natural Cooking
and Sara of Sprouted Kitchen’s recipe for roasted tomato soup.
- Yields about 12 cups of soup.
Now that I’ve bottled my favorite summer flavors, I’m ready to move onto creamy fall bisques and hearty vegetarian chilis. What are you making next?
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I have a recipe for roasted tomato pepper soup…. it is on my list of favorites. Beautiful pictures, makes me want to make another batch of it today!
Perfect timing! The farmers markets here in Australia and teaming with tomatoes and I’ve got house guests coming to stay for a week – this is exactly the kind of thing I like to have on hand in case we decide to ‘eat in’ or I have to put together an impromptu lunch – and everyone will love it!
- Catherine @ The Spring
(in Brisbane)
Hallelujah for cooler temps! This soup looks so yummy. I need to jar it up like you so that I quit eating lazy girl’s cereal.
This looks wonderful! I’m so excited for soup season.
Me too! Now that I’m working from home, I intend to have a big pot of soup simmering on the stove all winter long! It’ll help keep my apartment warm. :)
Looks delicious and easy to make. I have yet to use my hand blender for making soup, but I might give it a try with this one!
This soup made me want a hand blender! I’m adding one to my Christmas list for sure. Transferring the soup to a blender was a bit of a chore.
Mmm, I love a good roasted tomato and red bell pepper soup. I love that you planned ahead and froze the extra! I’ll have to try that too!
Fun! I love the pictures of the jars of soup next to the rainy window. Way to set the mood!
This is EXACTLY what I want to eat right now.
Kate this looks delicious! Beautiful pictures and recipe. I WILL be making this this fall and winter. Bravo!
Sounds like a wonderful day, just the kind of peaceful day that rejuvenates and restores.
Thank you, Sylvie. You just summed up exactly what I was trying to convey. :)
Love the idea of freezing the soup in individual portions in the mason jars. Great gift idea for the holidays or a housewarming, too! Looks wonderful!
Thanks, Shelley! I’m really looking forward to enjoying homemade soup this winter.
This looks way too good/comforting to pass up! Time to conquer my fear of blending hot liquids. (I blame the not-so-subtle warnings on Food Network.)
ha! I let my soup cool down a bit before I started blending it. It’s not too bad, but I learned the hard way not to put my hand over the top of the lid. Steam escapes from that removable part (what’s that for, anyway?).
Your photos are making me hungry! How do you manage to turn every recipe into a work of art with the click of a camera? Can’t wait to try this soup.
Magic! 100% kidding. Lots and lots of practice. Thank you for the sweet comment. :)
love all those jars lined up for the future…
Love the photos! Perfect rainy day food. Oh, and there aren’t any boys in my town either.
Ug! Where are the good ones?
This sounds fantastic!
looks so delicious! I have made mine with red peppers added in and it certainly adds a bit more sweetness. Love you photos!
mmm, I have to make this soup before it’s too late! Love it! Love the pictures of the little jars on the window, so cute! :)
Looks delicious! Red peppers and Tomato is a perfect match!!
I’ve been loving Feist’s new album – it’s a great pairing for a soup like this! The rain looks so pretty..
soups are so nourishing and comforting. love the photo of your portions lined up on the window..
So glad soup season has finally arrived for you! I made Sprouted Kitchen’s recipe last month & was delicious. Love seeing your variation!
Just stumbled across your blog looking for a chili recipe – I’ll try yours with sweet potato and let you know how it goes. ;) Your blog has a beautiful aesthetic – really lovely. I love that it’s not cluttered with sidebar stuff! ;) Thank you for all the great recipes! I Can’t wait to keep reading!
Thank you, Emily! I’m so glad you found my blog. I just redesigned my blog and cleaned it up, thank you for the great feedback!
I made a soup with roasted tomatoes when it was still quite warm outside. It tasted great but was somewhat off. It was just not right to eat soup in summer. Thanks for reminding me to try again, sounds like a great way to use the red peppers I got in my CSA box this week.
You made my autumn beautiful :) Thank you.
Yummers!
I have been searching for a tomato soup recipe. Must try this one. Looks so good!!!
: ))
Jen
so delicious! I wasnt sure i would like it when i was making it but i thought the pepper flavor made it much more interesting than a regular tomato soup. You have turnes my friends and
I onto many new blogs like sprouted kitchen and green kitchen stories but yours is always my favorite!!
Really happy to hear that, Grace. :)
I made this soup last night and it turned out fantastically! Thank you for the great recipe, I can’t wait to try some other ones from your blog :)
I came across your blog a few months back and I have to say your blog is amazing! I made this soup last night and my husband gobbled it all up and wanted more! I find your recipes very inspiring and whenever I need a pick me up I find myself reading your blog! Thanks for sharing :)
Hi Simran, thank you so much for your kind comment. I’m glad you and your husband are enjoying my recipes! Please let me know how future recipes turn out for you. Best wishes.
Lovely easy receipt- I added a touch of fresh rosemary when roasting.
Sadly my oven is slightly too powerful and ended up burning the veggies a bit. Still tasted good! Thank you!
Lovely easy recipe- I added a touch of fresh rosemary when roasting.
Sadly my oven is slightly too powerful and ended up burning the veggies a bit. Still tasted good! Thank you!
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