15 Minutes Tomato Celery Soup
Tomato celery soup is a cozy and delicious meal that’s perfect for any day. It blend the sweet-sour taste of tomatoes with the crunch of celery, seasoned with spices for extra flavor. Easy to make and satisfying to eat, this soup is a great way to enjoy fresh ingredients in a warm, comforting bowl.
This celery and tomato soup recipe is one of the quickest and most easy recipes I’ve ever shared on this blog. It is delicious and calls for minimum ingredients which are a staple in most households. If you are like me and love tomato based soup recipes and seafood then I am almost certain you will enjoy this calamari and tomato soup recipe.
I love this tomato celery soup recipe because its so versatile, it can be easily made a vegan recipe by using vegetable broth or water. It pairs very well with different dishes such as pasta, rice, and freshly baked crusty bread.
Ingredients
Detailed quantities are on the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Tomatoes
- Celery
- Chicken broth
- Onion
- Minced garlic
- Olive oil
- Sugar
How to make tomato celery soup
- Begin by preparing your vegetables. Take your fresh celery stalks and chop them into small, even pieces to ensure they cook evenly. Next, dice a medium-sized onion, taking care to create small, consistent cubes for even cooking. Finally, grab your ripe tomatoes and grate them.
- In a deep saucepan, pour in a generous amount of olive oil and heat it over medium heat. Once the oil is warm and shimmering, add the chopped celery, diced onion, and a clove of minced garlic. Sauté this aromatic mixture for up to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft and translucent, releasing their sweet aroma.
- Next, incorporate the grated tomatoes into the saucepan. Season generously with freshly cracked black pepper and a dash of paprika to bring a subtle warmth to the dish. Allow the tomatoes to simmer uncovered for about 5 minutes, letting the flavors meld and intensify.
- Pour in the chicken broth, stirring it into the vegetable mixture. Allow the soup to continue simmering for another 5 minutes, letting all the ingredients blend into a harmonious concoction. Perform a taste test to ensure the flavors are balanced. If you find the tomatoes a tad too acidic, you can gently offset this by stirring in a teaspoon of sugar or honey, which will mellow the acidity without overpowering the soup’s natural flavors.
Your tomato celery soup is now ready to be served. Enjoy it warm, if you want a smooth texture you can blend the soup and to make it creamy you can add heavy cream.
Tips and mistakes to avoid for beginner cooks
- If you use water in a place of broth this can result in a less flavorful soup; using vegetable or chicken broth adds depth to your broccoli and tomato soup. To compensate for the flavor you can add some of your favorite spices or some stock cubes or powder.
- If you decide to use store-bought broth like me, please do a taste test before you add seasoning that contains salt because broths are salty on their own unless you bought a low-sodium one.
- If you don’t like the texture of this Celery Tomato Soup or you just like your tomato soup smooth in texture then you can blend it.
- You can level it up and make it creamy by adding cream.
- Consider adding chilli flakes for that hot kick.
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How to store leftover tomato and celery soup
Allow the soup to cool down then transfer it into an air-tight container and put it in the fridge. This tomato and celery soup will be good for up to 4 days.
You can freeze it for up to 3 months. Soup lover Tip: To save on space in your freezer, store your tomato soup in serving portions in zip lock bags and let the air out before you zip. Stack them up on top of one another in the freezer.
How to reheat
From the fridge, reheat in the microwave or a saucepan over medium heat until it’s warm, and if it looks watery just let it simmer with the pot uncovered.
From the freezer, let it thaw then warm it the same way as if it was from the fridge.
Tomato celery soup
Ingredients
- 3 Tomatoes
- 2 stalks Celery
- 1 cup Chicken broth
- 1 Onion
- 1 tbsp Minced garlic
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
Optional
- 1 tsp Sugar
Instructions
- Prepare the veggies. Chop the celery, dice the onion, and grate the tomatoes.
- In a deep saucepan, warm up olive oil then add the chopped celery, diced onion, and minced garlic. Sauté for up to 5 minutes or until the onions are tender.
- Add the grated tomato and season with black pepper and paprika then let the tomatoes simmer for 5 minutes with lid off.
- Add the chicken broth and let the soup simmer for up to 5 minutes. Do a taste test and adjust where necessary. If the tomatoes are too acidic add a teaspoon of sugar or honey. Your tomato celery soup is ready to be served.
