Vegan Tomato Soup With Cashew Cream

Vegan Tomato Soup With Cashew Cream

By SHILPA USKOKOVIC

You don’t need an immersion blender, Instant Pot, or even a large
saucepan for this vegan tomato soup recipe. Nearly everything happens
right in your trusty high-speed blender. We swear by the Vitamix,
which generates so much heat at its highest setting, it can cook soup all
on its own. No need for fresh tomatoes, either. Canned tomatoes
guarantee bright, concentrated, dependable flavor—but skip the diced
ones, which are preserved to hold their shape and won’t purée as
smoothly as the crushed or whole varieties.

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS

3 Tbsp. Mike's Organic Curry Love
Red Thai Curry Paste

2 garlic cloves
1 cup raw cashews
1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more
for drizzling
1 tsp. plus 1 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal
or 21⁄4 tsp. Morton kosher salt, divided;
plus more

1 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes

2 Tbsp. (or more) sugar
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

Preparation

STEP 1

Carefully blend garlic, cashews, 1⁄4 cup
oil, 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1⁄2 tsp.
Morton kosher salt, and 1 cup boiling
water in blender on low speed until
combined. Increase speed to high and
blend until very smooth, about
2 minutes. Measure out 1⁄2 cup cashew
cream and set aside for serving.

STEP 2

Add tomatoes, curry paste, sugar, and
1 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 13⁄4 tsp.
Morton kosher salt to remaining cashew
cream in blender. Pour in 11⁄2 cups room-
temperature water and blend on low
speed until combined. Increase speed
to high and blend until soup is steaming
and very smooth, 6–8 minutes. Add
lemon juice and blend on low speed until
combined and soup is less frothy, about
1 minute. Taste and season with more salt
and/or sugar if needed.

STEP 3

Divide soup among bowls. Drizzle with
oil and reserved cashew cream.

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