Creamy Vegan Vitamix Tomato Soup with a Kick
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This Vegan Vitamix Tomato Soup is loaded with luscious roasted tomatoes, garlic, thyme, and a dash of cayenne, and is a breeze to make.
It’s perfect for chilly days but so easy you’re for sure going to want to make it any time of year!
I have such fond memories of Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup days from my youth.
Those drippy ooey gooey toasted bread and cheese sandwiches, likely made from Wonder Bread and “American Cheeze” slices (yikes!) that had been slathered with margarine (double yikes) were made even “better” when dipped into a bowl of Campbell’s Tomato Soup.
Yes, we indulged in a lot of fake food in my childhood. Sigh.
Fast forward to today. No Wonder Bread has ever been in the house, and there’s also never been any American “Cheeze food,” and no margarine either and even no Campbell’s.
I plan to work on a whole food grilled cheese sandwich for the blog later (a dairy-free one for my dairy-allergic son), but today I’m sharing this Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup for you that is sure to give Campbell’s a run for the money.
Speaking of, this soup would taste great with a Healthier Grilled Cheese made out of this Focaccia Flax Bread and your favorite regular or vegan cheese.
This is a seriously-delicious vegan tomato soup that is made just right with roasted tomatoes, garlic, and thyme, and is suitable for grilled cheese dipping and mug sipping alike.
As a bonus, it even works as a dip. If you make the soup thicker, it makes a delicious dip for veggies, chips, and more.
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Why You’ll Love This Tomato Soup
This soup is fantastic for several reasons. It tastes great and it’s super easy to make (especially if you roast the veggies in a pan), and it’s of course loaded with the healthful benefits of tomatoes.
And there’s something super fun about whipping up soup in a blender. It’s kind of freeing thing. No big pot on the stove, just you and the blender.
I love our high speed blender. Personally, I have a Vitamix (you can also order it on Amazon, but if you buy off of my affiliate link to Vitamix’s website you get free shipping) and love being able to make Coconut Milk, Powdered Sugar, Almond Butter, Coconut Butter, Rice Milk, sorbets, and more. But soup?
Yes, soup too!
Equipment Needed
Baking pan
Blender (As I said earlier, I HIGHLY recommend this blender. We use it every day multiple times.) An immersion blender is another good option, but you’ll need to turn the stove on for that.
Directions
Slice tomatoes. (Photo 1)
Cut the tomatoes and place on baking sheet. (Photo 3).
Add garlic and onion. Bake for 30-40 minutes. (Photo 3)
Add roasted tomatoes, onion, desired amount of garlic, and scraped pan drippings to a blender. (Photo 4)
Add in the cashew nuts, cayenne pepper, and bouillon. Blend. Adjust seasonings. Add liquids as desired. (Photos 5 & 6)
Recipe Substitutions
Tomatoes: You can use whatever tomatoes you like. The recipe indicates large tomatoes, but you could of course roast Roma tomatoes or Cherry tomatoes and in a pinch you could use jarred tomatoes with or without roasting. The soup’s texture will be different but still will be delicious. These fire-roasted tomatoes are a fantastic choice if you go the canned tomato route.
Cashew Alternatives: Hemp seeds or macadamias are a great alternative for the cashews. I haven’t tried them yet, but they should work out just fine.
Blender Alternative: If you prefer, you can heat up the soup ingredients in a pot and use an immersion blender to blend everything up.
Roasted Tomato Alternative: You can roast the tomatoes on the stovetop! I’ve done it myself and it works out pretty well! There’s something special about roasting in the oven, but if you don’t have time, or don’t want to heat up the kitchen, just pop everything in the pan and cook until they’re caramelized.
Special Diet Notes
Paleo: This soup is paleo.
AIP: This soup can be made AIP Protocol compliant by roasting vegetables like carrots, beets, and celery for the base, and then using dried coconut (or add about 1/3 to 1/2 cup coconut milk) instead of the cashews. I think it would work well!
THM: For those on the Trim Healthy Mama eating plan, this soup is a THM:S recipe.
Vegan: This soup is vegan as written.
Keto: This soup is pretty low-carb, however cashews are a higher carb nut. Using Hemp seeds works great and is lower carb. Additionally, using heavy cream instead of nuts is a great option as well, though not vegan. I haven’t made it that way but it would for sure taste great.
More Healthy Soup Recipes
- Creamy Root Vegetable Soup – oh so rich and hearty.
- Dairy-free Potato Leek Soup – a surprisingly easy, frugal, and delicious soup.
- Butternut Squash Lentil Soup – loaded with flavor plus protein and folate from lentils.
- Butternut Squash Pear Soup – creamy and delicious and the perfect soup to add color to your holiday table.
Creamy Vegan Vitamix Tomato Soup
Ingredients
- 6 large tomatoes, cut in half (or about 42 ounces of whole canned tomatoes)
- 1 medium onion (cut into chunks)
- 1 whole garlic bulb (with top cut off about ½”, to expose cloves)
- 2 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (or 2 teaspoon dried thyme)
- 1/4 cup raw cashews (see Recipe Notes for alternatives)
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
- 1-2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon (or 1 teaspoon of this vegetable broth mix)
- broth or coconut milk (optional)
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Soak cashews in water for 1-4 hours, then rinse and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- Place the tomatoes (with the cut side facing up), onion, and garlic bulb on a baking sheet. Sprinkle the thyme leaves and salt and pepper over top.
- Drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake for 30-40 minute or until the edges of the onion, garlic, and tomatoes start to caramelize.
- Add roasted tomatoes, onion, desired amount of garlic, and scraped pan drippings to a blender.
- Add in the cashew nuts, cayenne pepper, and bouillon. Blend until smooth.
- Adjust seasonings to taste and add broth or milk until desired consistency is reached.
- Heat, top with fresh or dried parsley, nutritional yeast, or cheese (if desired), and serve.
Notes
- Tomatoes: You can use whatever tomatoes you like. The recipe indicates large tomatoes, but you could of course roast Roma tomatoes or Cherry tomatoes and in a pinch you could use jarred tomatoes with or without roasting. The soup’s texture will be different but still will be delicious. These fire-roasted tomatoes are a fantastic choice if you go the canned tomato route.
- Cashew Alternatives: Hemp seeds or macadamias are a great alternative for the cashews. I haven’t tried them yet, but they should work out just fine.
Nutrition
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Can’t wait to hear what you think about this soup!
This sounds scrumptious and perfect for comfort food as I navigate my second week of dealing with the flu (I’m past the fever part, just getting through the lingering cough now).
I envy you having family to test these recipes. Cooking for one, I lack inspiration!
Do you have a freeze-drier? This soup would make a good powdered prep.
Oh goodness. So sorry you aren’t feeling well, Kathryn! I don’t get enough time to test things out due to multiple reasons, but it is helpful. I do have a freeze dryer and that’s a great idea! We also haven’t used recently that as much as I would like. We have this one – https://wholenewmom.com/freezedryer. Take care!
Thank you.
You are so welcome! I will pray for you now. We had some coughing thing in our home and it wasn’t fun. 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar was a bit of a help and inhaling steam from rosemary water.
I’ll try that.
Pineapple juice with a squirt of unflavored liquid electrolytes helps.
Thank you! We try to avoid too many carbs but that’s a great idea. One of the boys took this as well and it helped and of course there’s nebulizing. https://wholenewmom.com/rccoughsyrup
You’ve reminded me that I’ve wanted to buy a nebulizer. My wishlist is long, but my pockets are short. The big priorities intended to forestall catastrophe require first attention. I reckon I’ll spend some time counting my blessings and reminding myself it’s not all up to me.
I hear you on all of that. I hope you can find a good way to get some more income. There are at least some flexible at home options now. Saying a prayer for you now.
Prayers so very, very much appreciated! Thank you.
You’re so welcome.
One of my favorite boxed soup is Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup by Pacific Foods. It’s organic, too. I use it for the base of a copycat recipe for Salmon Bisque from a restaurant we have been going to for over 40 years. We ALWAYS get the High Tea and their Salmon Bisque and sit for hours drinking tea and talking. It’s a tradition for all of us; my 2 daughters (and now their sons), my mom (dad passed away over 7 years ago, but he used to go and drink the tea as well!) and myself. Mom is 92 now but still likes to go and have High Tea!
I think I’d add roasted red peppers to this to make my own version!!!
Hi Carol. I’ve seen that soup at Costco, I think, but I’ve never bought it. Now I’ll have to! I love that your mom likes going to High Tea! I have fun memories of having tea gatherings in Ireland and Japan but of course the tea in Japan was quite different. Look forward to hearing what you think about the soup!
If you’d like my Salmon Bisque recipe, here it is. Just sub the Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup for this recipe!
I sent this to my daughters, so it looks a bit odd…..
ALSO, I make the Vegetable Broth Powder and use as seasoning in lots of recipes. Same with the Seasoned Salt.:
OK, I think I have come up with a passable salmon bisque recipe:
**Base of Tomato & Red Pepper soup (3/4 box)
**Mirepoix: 2 parts onion/1 part carrot/1 part celery softened in bacon grease or butter do NOT brown.
About 1 pint
**Add in about 3/4 cup homemade pumpkin puree
**Add about 2/3 cup heavy cream
**Add in SMOKED salmon (unfortunately, they don’t just have ‘plain’, they have BBQ, teriyaki, etc. so I just got the least flavored: lemon dill). I just forked some off until I thought it was enough…
Add vegetable broth powder: about 2 tsp, or to taste: recipe follows
add Seasoned Salt: about 2 tsp, or to taste: recipe….. ??? Must be on my old computer…I’ll try to find it
Add in mushroom powder:About 1 TBSP. I made one with chaga, porcini, shiitake, portobello, chanterelle, oyster, Reishi. Just get dried ones and blend them up in your blender.
You can also add in any or all of the following for flavor:
bay leaf
white wine
parsley
shallot
leeks
mushrooms
clam juice
cilantro
dill
old bay seasoning
ALLSPICE
SEAWEED SEASONING
GINGER
You can’t taste the pumpkin, I just added it as I made my own puree and needed something to thicken the soup as the TRP soup isn’t condensed and adding in the cream makes it thinner…
If I wasn’t on keto, I would have added in a bit of potato to help thicken it…
I think it’s a pretty good recipe that tastes a LOT like the one at Lovejoys.
SEASONED SALT RECIPE (KIND OF)
This is a basic one. I added in kelp and dulse for the iodine, upped the onion and garlic, eliminated or really reduced the red pepper and chili (this is a seasoned salt, not a hot sauce!)added celery seed, SMOKED paprika, cilantro, turmeric, dulse, kelp, dill, marjoram, basil, oregano, sage, rosemary etc. and probably lots more…
I add in dill, dry mustard, cayenne pepper, oregano, chipotle powder, turmeric, dulse, kelp, cilantro, coriander and basil. There are a couple of hot spices, but they don’t actually make it hot……I use the onion and garlic powders for the base and add the others in the same amounts, to my taste.
¼ cup onion powder
¼ cup garlic powder
¼ cup black pepper
2 TBSP chili powder
3 TBSP paprika
½ cup Himalayan salt or sea salt
2 TBSP dried parsley
1 TBSP red pepper flakes optional
Vegetable Broth Powder
Servings: 1 cup
4 tablespoons celery salt seed
In lieu of celery salt, I use:
*1 tablespoon extra fine sea salt
*2 tablespoons RAW organic CARROT POWDER
*2 teaspoons organic ground onion powder
*1 teaspoon organic ground Mace
4 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons cilantro
2 tablespoons ground SUMMER Savory
2 T dried powdered Tomato
2 T Dried powdered Spinach
2 T dried powdered Kale 2 T dried powdered Onion
2 T dried powdered Carrot
2 teaspoons dried marjoram
1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon ground sage
This all looks great! Can’t wait to try it!!
Loved it. Used a bit more cayenne pepper than I should next time. Was very flavorful. I added basil to blender too. Used hemp seeds instead for low carbs. Thanks for the recipe
Sorry for the delay in responding. Thanks for the kind words. I actually tried it with hemp seeds based on your recommendation and you are right it was delicious. I’m going to add that to the post soon – thanks for the great tip!
We use hemp hearts all the time in this vegan ranch recipe and I have too many right now, so I can make this soup to use them up :).
Thanks again! My son loved it too ;).
Hello. I know you do a lot of dairy free for your family, however, I’m on the KETO diet, and would like to make this KETO friendly. I also know that you made this just as it is, without modifications. Are the cashews for making it thick? I’ like to make this with heavy cream, so I’d probably leave out the cashews and use that instead.
Hello there and yes, great points. I actually did have a hemp option in there for a lower carb nut–we are having caching issues w/ the site and some changes aren’t taking. Working on it. I just updated the post for you with your suggestion about cream. Let me know if that helps and yes, the cashews are for thickening but also for the creaminess. Hope that helps and that you like it!