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Vegan Creamy Tomato Soup Coconut Milk and Roasted Garlic

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This vegan creamy tomato soup with coconut milk features roasted garlic and fresh basil for a rich, smooth, and dairy-free meal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 minute
Servings: 1
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon Napa Valley olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic minced, plus 1 head roasted garlic
  • 1 can crushed tomatoes 28 ounce (795 g)
  • 1 can diced tomatoes 14.5 ounce (411 g), undrained
  • 4 cups vegetable broth 960 ml
  • 1 can full-fat coconut milk 13.5 ounce (400 ml)
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves chopped, for garnish

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Slice the top off the garlic head, drizzle with oil, wrap in foil, and roast for 30 minutes until soft; squeeze out the cloves once cooled.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Sauté the chopped onion for approximately 5 minutes until soft.
  3. Stir the minced garlic and roasted garlic pulp into the pot and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
  4. Add the crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, vegetable broth, oregano, salt, and pepper, then bring the mixture to a simmer.
  5. Reduce the heat to low, partially cover the pot, and simmer for 15 minutes to combine the flavors.
  6. Remove the pot from the heat and blend the soup until smooth using an immersion blender or by transferring it in batches to a standard blender.
  7. Stir in the coconut milk until the soup is creamy and fully incorporated. Heat gently for 2 minutes, ensuring the soup does not boil.
  8. Taste the soup and adjust the salt and pepper as needed.
  9. Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish each serving with a drizzle of olive oil and chopped fresh basil.

Notes

The Garlic Secret: I've found that roasting the garlic until it's completely soft and golden is the key to that mellow sweetness that balances the acidic tomatoes.
It might take a few extra minutes