Tomato Apple Soup (Tomapple Soup)

This is a simple and delicious soup with new flavors. Garnish with some yogurt or cream and maybe some fresh ginger.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 174 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pinch dried thyme
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• ½ cup chopped carrot
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon dried basil, or to taste
• ½ apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
• 3 ounces tomato paste, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot.

Step 2

Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the onion and garlic in the skillet until they begin to brown; add the apple, carrot, basil, and thyme; reduce heat to medium and continue cooking until the carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the vegetable stock, tomatoes, and tomato paste; season with salt and pepper. Raise the heat to high and bring to a boil; cover and cook at least 20 minutes, stirring frequently to keep the soup from burning on the bottom.