What to Eat Tomato Soup with?

Who doesn’t enjoy a piping hot bowl of tomato soup, right? But have you ever thought about what to eat tomato soup with? Here are some side dishes that you can enjoy with your piping-hot bowl of tomato soup. But first, let us learn how to make homemade tomato soup.

1. How to Make Tomato Soup at Home?

You all might have visited a restaurant and tried tomato soup. If you liked it and wished to make it at home, do not worry. Making homemade tomato soup is an easy task. Here are some tomato soup recipes you can try at home. 

1.1 An Easy Three-Ingredient Tomato Soup Recipe 

1. Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 medium-sized chopped onion
• 1 canned tomato or 10 to 12 medium-sized fresh tomatoes
• 1 ½ cups of vegetable broth or chicken broth
•  ½ teaspoon salt    

2. Directions:

1. Take a pan and put the butter in it. Melt it nicely over medium flame.
2. Now put the chopped onions in the melted butter and cook them for about 2-3 minutes. 
3. Now pour the canned tomatoes (or 10 to 12 diced tomatoes) and cook them.
4. Next, add vegetable broth or chicken broth.
5. Add some salt to taste and mix everything by stirring. You can also add some sugar for a slightly sweet flavour.
6. Bring it to a simmer and cook everything without covering it for about 40 minutes. 
7. Once the ingredients are nicely cooked, blend them to a consistency of your choice. You can use a blender or a food processor. 
8. Your tomato soup is ready to be served. You can top it with some fresh sour cream and some fresh basil leaves. You can even add some coconut milk for a creamy dressing and some fresh herbs. 

1.2 Classic Tomato Soup Recipe

1. Ingredients 

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium-sized sweet onion (chopped)
• 4-5 thinly chopped garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups of vegetable broth or chicken broth
• 1 canned tomato or 10 to 12 medium-diced fresh tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste or tomato sauce
• ½ teaspoon salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon thyme

2. Directions:

1. Take a pan and put the butter and olive oil in it. Melt it nicely over medium flame.
2. Now put the chopped onions and garlic in it and cook them for about 4-5 minutes.
3. Once you see caramelized onions, add the flour and stir it nicely.
4. Now pour the vegetable broth or the chicken broth into it along with the fresh tomatoes.
5. Stir it while adding the tomato paste or tomato sauce.
6. Add salt and pepper to taste along with sugar, for a slightly sweet flavour, and thyme.
7. Bring it to a simmer and cook everything without covering it for about 40 minutes. Once the ingredients are nicely cooked, blend them to a consistency of your choice. You can use a blender or a food processor. 
8. Your classic tomato soup is ready to be served. You can top it with some fresh sour cream and some fresh basil leaves. You can even add some coconut milk for a creamy dressing and some fresh herbs. 

1.3 Roasted Tomato Basil Soup Recipe

1. Ingredients:

• ½ cup fresh basil leaves
• 8 cloves garlic
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano 
• 10 to 12 plum tomatoes 
• 2 yellow onions
• 1 can of coconut milk
• 1 cup of vegetable broth 
• 1 teaspoon salt and pepper
• 4 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese 

2. Directions:

1. Put the chopped tomatoes and garlic cloves into a baking pan.
2. Pour some olive oil, salt and pepper on them and roast them in an oven for about 40 minutes.
3. Now in a pan, heat some olive oil on medium heat and put the onions into it. Cook them till they become caramelized onions.
4. Now put the roasted tomatoes along with garlic cloves into a blender and blend them.
5. Put the fresh basil leaves and caramelized onions into the blender and blend everything nicely.
6. Put the blended goods back into the pan and add the vegetable broth.
7. Add salt, pepper and oregano, and give it a good stir.
8. Your roasted tomato basil soup is ready to be served. Top it with some coconut milk, grated parmesan cheese, fresh basil leaves and some other fresh herbs. Serve a piping hot bowl and enjoy the delicious combination of roasted tomatoes and fresh basil leaves.

1.4 Some Other Ingredients That Can Be Used

Here were some of the major tomato soup recipes that will prove to be a satisfying meal. You can choose any one of these and make it your favourite recipe!

Some other ingredients that you can use in your tomato soup are listed below.

• Roasted vegetables
• Sun-dried tomatoes
• Cherry tomatoes
• Goat cheese
• Cream cheese
• Lemon juice
• Mozzarella cheese
• Feta cheese
• Balsamic vinegar
• Dijon mustard
• Onion powder
• American cheese
• Pumpkin seeds

2. What to Eat Tomato Soup With?

 Tomato soup is a classic food that turns into a delicious combination with the right side dish. We cannot just pick out one side dish and call it the ultimate side dish to be eaten with tomato soup. Rather, several side dishes make a soup bowl a filling meal.

Some of these delicious side dishes are listed below:

2.1 Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Who doesn’t like a hot piece of bread filled with cheese and covered in butter? A grilled cheese sandwich is a classic side dish that is eaten with tomato soup. The gooey cheese inside two toasted bread slices gives it a crispy exterior with a soft and melted interior.

Making grilled cheese sandwiches is a very easy task. Let’s look at some recipes to make a grilled cheese sandwich:

1. Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwich

1. Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoon mayonnaise 
• 1 grounded black pepper
• 2 slices of sandwich bread
• 4 slices of American cheese
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

2. Directions: 

1. Take 2 slices of sandwich bread and spread some mayonnaise evenly on them.
2. Take a pan and put it over medium flame. Now put some butter in it and melt the butter.
3. Now put one bread slice on the pan with the mayonnaise spread side towards the pan. Put the American cheese slices on top of it and sprinkle some pepper.
4. Top it with the other slice of bread. Toast the sandwich till you get a golden brown and crispy exterior and the interior flowing with gooey cheese.
5. Your grilled cheese sandwich is ready to be served. Eat with tomato soup for a fun twist of tangy flavour.
6. While adding the pepper you can also add some green chilli sauce to it. This will turn out to be a green chilli cheese sandwich. 

2. Chili Oil and Jam Grilled Cheese Sandwich

1. Ingredients: 

• 1 tablespoon lingonberry jam
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 4 tablespoon chilli oil
• 2 slices of sourdough bread
• 2 tablespoon butter
• 4 slices of cheddar cheese or American cheese 
• 1 cup smoked gouda

2. Directions:

1. Take some grated gouda and mix it with some chilli oil and diced cheddar cheese or American cheese.
2. Now take one slice of sourdough bread and spread some mayonnaise on it. On the other slice spread some jam.
3. Melt some butter in a pan. Keep it on medium flame and put the mayonnaise spread bread on it. Keep the mayonnaise side on the pan and put the chilli oil and cheese filling on it.
4. Now put the jam spread bread slice on it with the jam side.
5. Toast both sides nicely in butter till you get a golden brown and crispy exterior and the interior flowing with gooey cheese.
6.  Your grilled cheese sandwich is ready to be served. Serve with tomato soup for a fun twist of tangy flavour. This grilled cheese sandwich goes best with some creamy tomato soup.

3. Some Other Types of Grilled Cheese Sandwich to Serve with Tomato Soup 

• Birria grilled cheese sandwich
• Roasted garlic grilled cheese sandwich
• Air fryer grilled cheese sandwich
• Pizza grilled cheese sandwich
• Roasted vegetable grilled cheese sandwich

2.2 Baked Potatoes

Another amazing side dish to serve with tomato soup is baked potatoes. Potatoes are the ultimate vegetables that can be cooked, fried and baked. Baked potatoes can be soft as well as crispy. Let us take a look at certain types of baked potatoes to eat with tomato soup. 

1. Garlic Parmesan Baked Potato Wedges 

1. Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• ½ tablespoon onion powder
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
• 4 large russet potatoes
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoon olive oil
• ⅓ cup parmesan cheese.

2. Directions:

1. Cut the potatoes into wedges and set them aside in a bowl.
2. In a bowl mix some garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, black pepper, kosher salt and olive oil.
3. Now pour this mixture on the potatoes and cover them nicely with it. Lay the potatoes on a baking tray.
4. Grate some parmesan cheese on the potatoes. Bake them in an oven for 15-17 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. 
5. After 15-17 minutes take the tray out and turn the potatoes to the other side and bake them again for 15-17 minutes. 
6. Garnish them with some more grated parmesan cheese and parsley.
7. Your baked potatoes are ready to be eaten. Serve with tomato soup and dip the baked potatoes into it.  

2. Jalapeno Popper Loaded Baked Potatoes

1. Ingredients:

• 4 large potatoes
• 4 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup cream cheese
• 1 cup bacon bits
• 1 cup chopped jalapeno
• 1 cup cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 4 tablespoons sour cream
• 4 teaspoons fresh herbs

2. Directions:

1. Take the potatoes and without peeling them cover them nicely with olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake them in an oven for 60 minutes at 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Once they are baked, cut the top of each one of them and scrape the filling from them, making them hollow.
3. Take out this filling into a bowl. Mix cream cheese, bacon bits, jalapeno, cheddar cheese, butter, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper with the scraped potatoes. Mash them nicely. 
4. Now fill the hollowed baked potatoes with this filling and garnish them with some more cheddar cheese, bacon bits and jalapenos.
5. Bake them again for 90 minutes at 300 degrees Fahrenheit.  
6. Once they are baked nicely, top them with some sour cream and fresh herbs. 
7. Your baked potatoes are ready to be eaten. Serve with tomato soup and enjoy the delicious combination. 

3. Some Other Types of Baked Potatoes to Serve with Tomato Soup

• Cottage pie baked potatoes
• Steakhouse-style baked potatoes
• BBQ chicken baked potatoes
• Hasselback baked potatoes
• Taco baked potatoes

2.3 Mozzarella Sticks

Gooey cheese melting from the inside with a crispy exterior of delicious flavour. Mozzarella sticks are an ultimate snack that can be enjoyed with various dips and sauces. But have you ever tried them with tomato soup? If not, then here is the recipe for two types of mozzarella sticks that you can make at home and enjoy with a hot bowl of creamy tomato soup.

1. Classic Homemade Mozzarella Sticks

1. Ingredients:

• 12 sticks of string cheese
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons of bread crumbs
• 3 tablespoons of parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

2. Directions: 

1. Freeze the sticks of string cheese so that they are completely frozen. 
2. In a bowl, beat an egg. In another bowl, mix the bread crumbs and parmesan cheese. Take some flour in the third bowl.
3. Take the frozen cheese sticks and first coat them with some flour. Then dip them into the egg and coat them with the bread crumbs mixture.
4. When all the sticks are dipped and coated, lay them on a baking tray drizzled with olive oil. 
5. Bake them in an oven for 4 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. You can also fry them in oil for about 30 seconds on each side. Make sure the oil is at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.   
6. Your mozzarella sticks are ready to be served. The cheese pull of these sticks will give them a fun twist. Serve with tomato soup for a satisfying meal. Dip the sticks into the tomato soup and enjoy the delicious combination. 

2. Hot Cheetos Fried Mozzarella Sticks

1. Ingredients:

• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 12 sticks of string cheese 
• 1 crushed bag of flaming hot Cheetos

2. Directions:

1. Freeze the string cheese in the freezer.
2. Crush the bag of flaming hot Cheetos with a rolling pin and take it out in a bowl.
3. In another bowl, mix some flour and salt. In the third bowl beat 2 large eggs.
4. Now take the string cheese and first coat it with flour. Then dip it in the beaten egg. At last cover it with crushed Cheetos. 
5. Place them on a baking tray and bake them in an oven for 4 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. You can also fry them in oil for about 30 seconds on each side. Make sure the oil is at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.   
6. Your hot Cheetos mozzarella sticks are ready to be served. The cheese pull of these sticks will give them a fun twist. Serve with tomato soup for a satisfying meal. Dip the sticks into the creamy tomato soup and enjoy the delicious combination. 

2.4 Gnocchi 

These soft dumplings of potatoes are a delicious delight that goes well with any type of soup or sauce. Let us learn to make these from scratch at home to enjoy with a hot bowl of tomato soup. 

1. Potato Gnocchi

1. Ingredients:

• 4 medium russet potatoes
• 1 large fresh sprig of sage leaves
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter.

2. Directions:

1. Boil the potatoes till they are mushy from the inside. Peel them and mash them in a bowl.
2. To the mashed potatoes, add some salt, black pepper and an egg. Take the mixture out of the bowl and knead it with some flour.
3. Now cut it into 4 parts and make a cylinder-shaped dough from each of the 4 pieces. 
4. Cut these into small round shapes. Roll each one of these balls on a fork to give it an interesting shape.
5. You can also poke your finger in the middle of each piece to give them a different shape. 
6. Now boil them until they float in the water.
7. Now in a pan, melt some butter and put the sage in it. Then toss the boiled gnocchi in it and cook them for about 3-4 minutes. 
8. Your potato gnocchi is ready to be served with any soup or sauce of your choice. Eat tomato soup with gnocchi dipped in it for a delicious combination of tangy flavours.
9. You can also make ricotta gnocchi or sweet potato gnocchi. 

  

2.5 Some Other Side Dishes to Eat Tomato Soup With

• Pasta: Tomato soup can also be eaten with various types of pasta. You can use tomato soup as a pasta sauce to give it a fun twist with a tangy flavour.

• Croutons: Croutons are a classic side dish to eat with tomato soup. These are dried or roasted or baked bread pieces which are dipped into tomato soup.

• Salads: A piping hot bowl of tomato soup goes well with any salad of your choice. It gives you a healthy meal along with a delicious flavour.

• Meatballs: Meatballs are also a classic dish that can be eaten with tomato soup. The spicy flavour of both turns out to be a filling meal.

• Crackers: Crackers often go well with dips and sauces. Tomato soup can be used as a dip for crackers instead of the old boring tomato sauce.

• Roasted vegetables: If you want to make your food a healthy meal, try some roasted vegetables dipped into tomato soup.

Also Check Out: How to Make Sun-Dried Tomatoes Using 3 Different Ways

 

 

Last Updated on September 5, 2023 by Anoushka