Hands down, this delicious vegan tomato soup made with fire roasted tomatoes and topped with crunchy roasted chickpeas may be the best tomato soup I have ever had.
As a rule, I don't usually use canned tomatoes when I make vegan tomato soup, but weirdly I didn't miss the fresh tomatoes.
If you have never used canned fire roasted tomatoes before, they have a warm fresh-from-the-grill smoky flavor. They are also inexpensive.
If you want, you could easily use fresh tomatoes because fire roasting vegetables are easy to do.
Just fire up your grill and brush your tomatoes with a little olive oil. Place them on the rack and let them cook for about 5 to 8 minutes depending on the size and ripeness.
But in my opinion, canned tomatoes can be better than fresh when you are making sauces and soups.
In addition to the fire roasted tomatoes, I also added some fire roasted red peppers to the vegan tomato soup. This really amped up the flavor profile.
I topped it off with some crispy, crunchy, roasted seasoned chickpeas that added a little heat and sweetness. The secret to getting chickpeas extra crispy is to dry roast them first, and then season them the last 10 minutes or after you take them from the oven.
Hope you enjoy this delicious vegan tomato soup as much as we did.
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Vegan Tomato Soup with Fire Roasted Tomatoes Recipes
- ½ cup vegetable broth for sautéing
- 2 cups vegetable broth for soup
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 14-ounce cans of fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- ¼ cup fire-roasted red peppers, chopped
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon salt (start with 1//4 and add more if needed)
- Fresh ground black pepper
- ½ cup dry white wine
- Fresh chopped basil for garnish
- Black poppy seeds and vegan sour cream for garnish (optional)
- In a large soup pot, heat the ½ cup of vegetable broth. Add the onion and celery and saute until soft and translucent adding more vegetable broth if sticking. This should take 3-5 minutes.
- Add the flour, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt and ground black pepper. Saute for another 2 minutes stirring constantly.
- Add the tomatoes, roasted red peppers and bay leaf. Stir to combine.
- Meanwhile combine the vegetable stock and white wine in a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
- Add the hot liquid into the vegetable mixture, stirring. Bring to a simmer and cook on low for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the bay leaf. Let cool 5 minutes.
- Using a food processor or blender, blend the soup until smooth. Taste for salt and pepper. Return to soup pot to heat up.
- Ladle into bowls and top with crunchy garbanzo beans and chopped basil. Optional garnish - a drizzle of vegan sour cream and some black poppy seeds.
- 1 15-ounce can of cooked chickpeas, rinsed
- 1-2 teaspoons olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- Fresh ground black pepper
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place the rinsed chickpeas in a bowl. Toss with the olive oil.
- In a small bowl combine the cumin, chili powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle on the chickpeas.
- Place the chickpeas on a baking sheet lined in parchment paper.
- Place in the oven and roast for 20 minutes stirring once.
- Sprinkle the seasoning evenly on top of the chickpeas and roast for another 10-15 minutes or until the chickpeas are crispy. You can also season them after roasting.
I do not like chick peas. Is there any other I can use? Thanks!!!!!
Hi Linda – Croutons would work and give you that crunchy textural note. You could season them also but omit the brown sugar. Hope that helps and have a wonderful day!
Hi Nancy, hope you’re well. I never thought I would make homemade tomato soup, but this recipe sounds amazing. Can’t wait to try it.
Hi Janet – So nice to hear from you. Hope you enjoy it!
This sounds delicious and I’m definitely going to try it!
Hope you enjoy it Heather!
hello Nancy, I have just made this wonderful soup, so easy, so quick and already so delicious. I will roast the spicey chickpeas just before serving. I know that I will make this often, It is Autumn here in Australia so perfect. thank you, Janet
Hi Janet and thanks for taking the time to let me know. I appreciate it. Fall in Australia sounds wonderful. Hope to get there someday.
Nancy