Veloute de Tomate au Basilic
Velvety tomato soup finished with cream and basil.
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- 800 g Canned tomatoes
- 1 Onion
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 10 Basil
- 100 ml Heavy cream
- 30 g Butter
- 500 ml Vegetable stock
- 1 tsp Salt
Method
- Chop the onion and garlic.
- Soften the onion and garlic in the butter over medium heat, then add the canned tomatoes, stock, and salt and simmer to deepen the flavour.
- Blend the soup smooth with the basil, then stir in the cream.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
Estimated from ingredients; varies with exact portions and brands.
About Veloute de Tomate au Basilic
Velouté de tomate au basilic is the French bistro take on tomato soup, elevated from the everyday by cream, butter, and fresh basil into something smooth and quietly elegant. Built cleverly on canned tomatoes, it proves that a great tomato soup depends less on peak-season fruit than on technique: softening onion and garlic in butter first, then simmering the tomatoes long enough to deepen and round out their flavor and shed any tinny sharpness. Blending the basil straight into the hot soup rather than merely garnishing it infuses the whole pot with herbal fragrance. A final stir of cream turns it velvety and soft.
The flavor is the familiar comfort of tomato soup made richer and more grown-up, the acidity of the tomatoes tamed by butter and cream and lifted by the perfume of basil. It is smooth, warming, and gently tangy, light enough at low calorie to eat generously yet satisfying. It is a natural partner to a grilled cheese or a crusty baguette and makes an easy weeknight supper in half an hour. Blend it thoroughly for the true velouté texture, and taste for salt at the end since canned tomatoes vary.
Veloute de Tomate au Basilic: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Veloute de Tomate au Basilic?
One serving of Veloute de Tomate au Basilic has about 253 calories, with 6g of protein, 21g of carbs, 17g of fat and 6g of fiber. These are estimates based on the ingredient amounts in this recipe and will vary with your exact portions and brands.
Is Veloute de Tomate au Basilic gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Veloute de Tomate au Basilic has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
Is Veloute de Tomate au Basilic dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Heavy cream, Butter. Swapping those for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
How long does Veloute de Tomate au Basilic take to make?
About 30 minutes start to finish, but only around 8 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
How many servings does Veloute de Tomate au Basilic make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.