Chilled tomato soup with pesto
2
Points®
Total time: 35 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 25 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Vine-ripened tomatoes are a must for this soup, so if you need to ripen a few, plan ahead. Ripen tomatoes by putting them with an apple in a paper bag pierced with a few holes. Let stand at room temperature for two to three days. The vibrant homemade pesto adds tons of flavor to this delicious soup. Because it is so versatile and easy to make, plan to also use it to spoon over a piece of broiled white fish or to accent a rice salad. Or consider combining it with chopped tomatoes on toasted bread rounds for a tasty Italian-style appetizer.
Ingredients
Olive oil
1 tsp
Onion
1 medium, white, chopped
Garlic
1 clove(s), minced
Tomato
2 large, peeled, seeded, and chopped
Vegetable broth
1 cup(s)
Fresh basil
2 cup(s), loosely packed leaves
Fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp
Pine nuts (unsalted, raw or dry roasted, no sugar added)
½ Tbsp
Garlic
1 clove(s)
Table salt
¼ tsp
Black pepper
⅛ tsp
Olive oil
1 Tbsp
Instructions
1
Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the tomatoes are falling apart, 15–20 minutes.
2
Transfer to a blender or food processor and puree. Transfer the soup to a bowl and refrigerate, tightly covered, at least 2 hours.
3
To make the pesto, in a food processor or blender puree the basil, lemon juice, pine nuts, garlic, salt, and pepper. With the machine running, drizzle in the oil; puree. Serve the soup, topped with a dollop of the pesto.
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