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    Home » Recipes » Side Dish

    Easy Fresh Cherry Tomato Soup

    Modified: Sep 12, 2024 • Published: Sep 12, 2014 by Dr. Erin Carter • This post may contain affiliate links • Leave a Comment

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    A bowl of cherry tomato soup topped with fresh basil.
    A bowl of cherry tomato soup topped with fresh basil.

    You are going to love this cherry tomato soup recipe! It's so easy to make with just 4 ingredients including fresh cherry tomatoes, coconut milk and basil. This soup is so rich and creamy and has the most amazing taste. Plus it's healthy, vegan, and dairy free.

    A bowl of cherry tomato soup topped with fresh basil.

    Soup recipes like the best butternut squash and red pepper soup and curried butternut squash soup are some of my favourite comfort foods which is why I am so excited for you to try today's recipe.

    Table of Contents
    • Why you will love this recipe:
    • Ingredients and substitutions:
    • How to make cherry tomato soup:
    • Top tips:
    • How to serve cherry tomato soup:
    • Cherry tomato soup FAQs:
    • Other soup recipes you will love:
    • Recipe

    Why you will love this recipe:

    • The taste! This simple cherry tomato basil soup is so rich and creamy with such a delicious sweet flavour. It tastes way better than any store bought tomato soup.
    • It's so quick and easy to make and is made with just 4 main ingredients - cherry tomatoes, coconut milk, coconut oil, and spices.
    • You don't need to roast the tomatoes making it even easier to prepare.
    • This healthy soup is low in calories, dairy free, gluten free, paleo, vegan, Whole30 and sugar free.
    • This cherry tomato soup makes great leftovers and freezes really well so it's a great option for meal prep.
    • This healthy soup is made with no cream and no butter!

    If you love tomato based recipes you will also love my dairy free sun-dried tomato pasta, healthy sun-dried tomato chicken with spinach and veggie pesto pasta.

    Ingredients and substitutions:

    The ingredients needed to make cherry tomato soup separated into bowls.
    • Cherry tomatoes - the key to this soup recipe is fresh cherry tomatoes. They are more sweet and flavourful than other types of tomatoes which is why this soup is so delicious. I used red cherry tomatoes but you could use other colours of cherry tomatoes (just note that this would change the colour of the soup). Instead of cherry tomatoes you can also use grape tomatoes or baby tomatoes.
    • Coconut milk - I recommend using full fat coconut milk to make this soup because it helps make it so rich and creamy while low fat coconut milk is more watery and won't give it as much flavour. When blended with the tomatoes the coconut milk helps give this soup such a delicious, slightly sweet flavour.
    • Coconut oil - to help make this soup even more creamy while keeping it dairy free and vegan. You could use olive oil or avocado instead.
    • Spices - basil, salt and pepper are the only spices you need to season this soup. Even though the seasonings are simple, they give this soup so much flavour. I used dried basil to make this soup but you could easily use fresh basil as well.

    How to make cherry tomato soup:

    A blender filled with cherry tomatoes, coconut oil and spices.
    1. Step 1: First, place all the ingredients into your blender.
    Tomato soup in a blender.
    1. Step 2: Blend everything well until it's smooth.
    Tomato soup in a pot on the stovetop.
    1. Step 3: Transfer the soup to a medium sized pot and place it on the stovetop on medium heat.
    A pot of tomato soup on the stovetop.
    1. Step 4: Allow the soup to come to a boil and then reduce the heat to low and let the soup simmer for 5-10 minutes, until it's warmed throughout. Then serve and enjoy!

    Top tips:

    • If you are serving a crowd or want leftovers feel free to double or triple the recipe.
    • You will need a large blender to blend this soup. If you have a smaller blender you can blend it in batches instead.
    • If you prefer a chunky soup then don't fully blend the ingredients or leave a few tomatoes out of the blender and add them to the pot whole.

    How to serve cherry tomato soup:

    This creamy tomato basil soup is best served warm but it also tastes great cold. It is delicious served as is but you could top it with some fresh basil, fresh cilantro, freshly ground black pepper, or crushed crackers.

    You can serve this cherry tomato soup as an appetizer or side dish. It pairs well with sandwiches such as grilled cheese, meat or fish dishes such as meatloaf without gluten, steak bavette, blackened cod, pan cooked shrimp, or even an omelette with chicken.

    If you like soup and salad you can serve this summer soup with kale apple salad, asian cucumber salad, dairy free broccoli salad or low sugar asian coleslaw.

    A bowl of tomato soup topped with fresh basil and surrounded by basil and tomatoes.

    Cherry tomato soup FAQs:

    Why don't you just heat the soup in your blender?

    I never heat anything in plastic (including in my blender). Studies have shown that when you heat food in plastic, the plastic can release harmful chemicals into your food.

    Can you leave skin on tomatoes when making soup?

    Yes! Don't worry about peeling the skin off your tomatoes when making this soup.

    Is this tomato soup vegan?

    Yes it is.

    How should I store this soup?

    Store this soup in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 7 days. It also freezes really well in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.

    Other soup recipes you will love:

    • A bowl of creamy cauliflower soup topped with roasted cauliflower and fresh parsley.
      The Best Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup (Healthy, Vegan & Whole30)
    • A bowl of vegan cream of mushroom soup with a spoon in it and topped with cooked mushrooms.
      The Best Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup (paleo & Whole30)
    • A bowl of pumpkin and sweet potato soup topped with chopped cilantro and pumpkin seeds.
      Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup
    • A bowl of creamy dairy free potato soup topped with bacon bits and chopped green onion.
      Creamy Dairy Free Potato Soup (Whole30)

    Since you made it this far we are basically best friends so be sure to follow me on Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok and Facebook where I share even more recipes and healthy living tips! And don’t forget to leave this recipe a star review before you go!

    Recipe

    A bowl of cherry tomato soup topped with fresh basil.

    Cherry Tomato Soup

    You are going to love this cherry tomato soup recipe! It's so easy to make with just a few ingredients and has such a beautiful creamy texture.
    5 from 4 votes
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    Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Soup, Vegetables
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 290kcal
    Author: Dr. Erin Carter

    Equipment

    • Vitamix blender

    Ingredients

    • 6 cups cherry tomatoes, washed and dried
    • 1 can full fat coconut milk (400 ml)
    • 2 tablespoon coconut oil (or butter)
    • 1 tablespoon dried basil
    • 1 teaspoon sea salt (more or less to taste)
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper (more or less to taste)

    Instructions

    • Add all the ingredients to your blender and blend everything well until smooth.
    • Transfer the ingredients to a large pot on the stove and turn the burner to medium heat.
    • Let the soup come to a boil and turn down the heat.
    • Let it simmer for 5-10 minutes, until it's warmed throughout.
    • Remove from the heat, serve and enjoy! 

    Notes

    1. This soup stores well in the fridge for up to 7 days. 
    2. Feel free to make a double or triple batch and save some for later. 
    3. Nutritional values are an estimate and will vary depending on the exact ingredients used.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 606mg | Potassium: 770mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1871IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 5mg
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Erin Carter

      October 22, 2014 at 1:48 am

      Alanna I know I remember that post 🙂 I hadn't realized what an epidemic it was until recently. Seriously make the camel toe stop!

      Reply
    2. alanna dB

      October 21, 2014 at 8:12 pm

      haha I have totally blogged about leggings as pants before. Totally hate it!

      Reply
    3. Erin Carter

      September 12, 2014 at 9:47 pm

      Colleen it's so great to hear from you! I love finding other people nearby who have similar food beliefs (trust me I know we are few and far between). The AIP can be tough but stick with it! I have seen patients have amazing results with that diet alone. Thanks for the comments 🙂

      Reply
    4. Anonymous

      September 12, 2014 at 9:15 pm

      I'm with you on the leggings thing, Erin! And I must say, your soup photo is gorgeous! My daughter and I are going through the AIP elimination right now and this post really makes me miss a good home made tomato soup 🙁 Anyway, I recently subscribed to your blog and was pleasantly surprised to realize that you live in Calgary...I'm in Cochrane and so happy to have someone local to connect with, whose food values are in line with mine 🙂 Looking forward to more of your great work! Colleen

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