Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Chorizo Soup is an intensely flavoursome soup. Made with roasted tomatoes, peppers, fried chorizo, and basil with a sweet sharp edge courtesy of lemon juice and brown sugar.
Yesterday I found myself with a glut of vine tomatoes, peppers, and a pack of chorizo.
Knowing that I had to go to my son’s school in the evening I decided to make this Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Chorizo Soup that I could quickly reheat.
I had tried making a roasted tomato soup before but without stock and it was a letdown.
This time I opted for chicken stock to give a bit more backbone and lemon juice and sugar to give a sharp/sweet intensity.
I used Eschalion shallots because I happened to have them but you could use red onions.
Roasting the garlic cloves in their skins prevented them from burning and produced little squishy pods of sweet lusciousness.
I was really pleased with the way my Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Chorizo Soup turned out.
It’s definitely one to have as a main meal and not a starter!
There’s a bit of a sweet/sour thing going on with a basil back note and then the chunks of pepper, tomato, and chorizo are just divine when you hit them!
We had our soup with a big warm crusty loaf; it was delicious and filling too!
My young daughter was the only person not so keen as she doesn’t like spicy chorizo. The more you give children different foods, the more they learn to eat them so I persevere!
More Tomato Soup Recipes
For more tomato-based soup inspiration you might like to check out these recipes!
- Tomato, Carrot & Dill Soup – Fab Food 4 All
- Cream of Tomato & Basil Soup – Fab Food 4 All
- Roasted Tomato & Garlic Soup – Fab Food 4 All
- 5 Minute Vegan Tomato Soup – spicy & creamy! Fab Food 4 All
- Four Tomato & Red Pepper Soup – Tinned Tomatoes
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Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Chorizo Soup
Ingredients
- 750 g Vine-ripened tomatoes mixed sizes, larger ones quartered
- 130 g Eschalion shallots or red onions
- 1 Red pepper cut into wide strips
- 1 Orange pepper cut into wide strips
- 6 Cloves garlic unpeeled
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 600 ml Chicken stock
- 1 tbsp Tomato puree
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 2 tsp Soft Light brown sugar
- 25 Fresh basil washed and stalks removed + extra for garnish
- 120 g Chorizo chopped
- Salt flakes and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170⁰C.
- Put all the vegetables and whole garlic cloves in a bowl and mix well with the oil and a good seasoning of salt.
- Place on a baking tray and roast for approximately 45 – 50 minutes turning halfway through until roasted but not charred.
- Meanwhile fry the chorizo in a drop of oil for a minute or two until crispy – drain and set aside.
- Once the vegetables are roasted remove the garlic, half the peppers and a good handful of the cherry sized tomatoes.
- Cut the pepper strips into chunks and set aside with the reserved cherry tomatoes.
- Put the remaining vegetables and juices in a large saucepan and then cut and squeeze the garlic cloves in there, discarding the skin.
- Add the stock, tomato puree, lemon juice, sugar and seasoning to taste and bring to a simmer.
- Add the basil leaves and blend with a stick blender.
- Return the reserved vegetables and fried chorizo to the pan (holding some back for garnishing), check seasoning and gently heat through before serving.
- Garnish with the reserved vegetables, chorizo and basil.
- Serve with warm crusty bread.
Elizabeth
Mmm this sounds so lovely! Thank you for sharing with the No Waste Food Challenge 🙂
Camilla
Pleasure:-)
Angela @ My Golden Pear
I’ve never been a fan of plain old tomato soup but your version looks so fresh and lovely and I love the idea of adding chorizo for an extra flavour kick. On my list for next weeks lunch 🙂 Lovely photo btw.
Camilla
Thanks Angela. Hope you enjoy it!
Paul Wilson
Roasting vegetables adds so much flavour.
Javelin Warrior
I love the combination of chorizo with tomatoes – they’re made for each other, I think. And with fresh summer tomatoes now making their way to my kitchen, this sounds like a wonderful summer soup. Perfectly vibrant and simple to make…
Camilla
Thanks Mark! I’m a late comer to chorizo and had been put off by some cheap ones I’d tried but now I’m a complete convert and they were definitely made for tomatoes:-)
june1948
I have made this & it is absolutely delicious
Camilla
Wow, that was quick – so pleased you like it:-)
Ciara (@My Fussy Eater)
Sounds delicious. I love roasted tomatoes and peppers together and chorizo makes everything taste even better!
Camilla
Thank you, they do work so well together:-)
Lancashire Food
Beautiful , thanks for linking up to Cooking with herbs. A delicious summery recipe
Camilla
Thank you:-)
Vohn McGuinness
Love it Camiila – sounds and looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe. x
Camilla
Thank you:-)
Jen @ Blue Kitchen Bakes
Delicious! Such a lovely colour too packed full of my favourite flavours, my OH isn’t a big fan of soup as he always claims that it doesn’t fill you up (no idea where he gets that idea from) so I think this could be one to convince him otherwise 🙂
Camilla
Thanks Jen, I think you could be right, my boys loved it:-)
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
I love roasted tomatoes in soup, it really brings out the flavour.
Thanks for including my onion soup recipe too 🙂
Camilla
Yes I love all roasted vegetables as it really brings out the sweetness and flavour in them:-) Pleasure!