Tomato Soup
This tomato soup is a classic starter made with ripe tomatoes, tomato paste, shallots and garlic, gently warmed and blended in the Thermomix. The TM7 sautés the aromatics, simmers everything in one bowl and blends at high speed into a velvety, restaurant-style soup. Smoked paprika adds a subtle depth that lifts this simple recipe above the ordinary.
About this recipe
Tomato soup with the Thermomix TM7 is the kind of recipe every owner returns to again and again: a classic, all-in-one kitchen machine soup that turns a bowl of ripe tomatoes into something remarkably refined. The TM7 first chops the shallots and garlic cloves finely, then warms them with extra virgin olive oil to release their sweetness before the tomatoes, tomato paste and a pinch of smoked paprika join the mixing bowl. Because everything cooks and blends in one container, you get a velvety, restaurant-quality texture without a separate pan or immersion blender. A touch of sugar balances the acidity of the tomatoes, while ground pepper and salt round out the flavour. Serve it as a quick weeknight dinner starter, a light vegetarian lunch with crusty bread, or batch-cook it for the week ahead. Searching for easy tomato soup recipes that taste like slow cooking? This one delivers in a fraction of the time.
Preparation tips
- Choose very ripe tomatoes, ideally roma or vine varieties, because their natural sweetness reduces the need for extra sugar and gives the soup a deeper red colour and fuller body.
- For an extra smooth finish, pass the blended soup through a fine sieve before serving; this removes tomato skins and seeds and gives a restaurant-style consistency.
- Boost the flavour by frying a few fresh basil leaves briefly in the olive oil with the shallots, or swirl a spoonful of cream through each bowl just before serving.
- Leftover soup keeps well in a sealed container in the fridge and can be frozen in portions, making it an ideal base for meal prep on busy days.
Recipe variations
- Creamy version: replace part of the vegetable stock with single cream or a plant-based alternative such as oat cream, and finish with fresh basil for a richer, French-inspired tomato soup.
- Roasted variant: roast the tomatoes and shallots in the oven with the smoked paprika before adding them to the mixing bowl; this gives a deeper, caramelised flavour that pairs beautifully with grilled cheese croutons.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Precision weighing - Add the tomato paste and sugar directly into the mixing bowl while the TM7 scale weighs each amount accurately, guaranteeing balanced sweetness.
- Rapid knife work - The TM7 chops the shallots and garlic cloves uniformly fine in seconds, releasing their aroma without any tears at the cutting board.
- Steady warming - Controlled heating from the Thermomix softens the shallots in olive oil gently, building flavour without the risk of burning.
- Silky blending - High-speed mixing turns the ripe tomatoes into a velvety, seed-free-textured soup worthy of a restaurant.
- Multi-functionality - One TM7 bowl sautés, seasons with smoked paprika and blends the finished soup, so you wash up only a single container.
Ingredients
- garlic cloves
- shallots
- extra virgin olive oil
- ripe tomatoes
- tomato paste
- vegetable stock (optional)
- smoked paprika
- sugar
- salt
- ground black pepper