Tomato and Fennel Soup

A simple and delicious recipe featuring oven roasted tomatoes and fennel. All you have to do is toss everything on a baking tray, pop it in the oven and then use a blender to mix it all up into a smooth soup. This Tomato and Fennel Soup recipe is perfect for a healthy, no-fuss meal.

When you are in need of some comfort, a warm bowl of soup will do just that for you. This Tomato and Fennel soup is like a warm hug in a bowl. And what might even be the best part of this recipe, is that all you have to do is roast everything in the oven before blending it into a soup. It really doesn’t get much easier than this.

If you’re looking for more homemade soup recipes, you’ll also love this Carrot Sweet Potato and Ginger Soup.

• Fennel – fennel is somewhat of an underrated vegetable if you’d ask us. Yes, it has a distinctive and slightly unusual flavour which is often described as aniseed-like. But that is exactly the reason why we love it. Wouldn’t life be boring if everything tasted kind of the same? We actually love fennel, and if you know how to use it, it becomes a lot less daunting and its flavour less intimidating. If you’re looking for more ideas to cook with fennel, make sure to try our Lemony And Creamy Orzo With Chickpeas recipe.
• Tomatoes – when roasted in the oven they turn incredibly sweet and just make for a delicious tasting soup.
• Lemon – just a little goes a long way. Helps to balance out those sweet flavours of the roasted vegetables.
• Balsamic vinegar – combines oh so well with tomatoes, helping them to caramelize while roasting in the oven.

• When preparing the fennel, keep an eye out for the (very) hard middle part (heart) of the fennel. You don’t want to use this part.
• This Tomato and Fennel Soup recipe is very basic, so it relies on quality ingredients. Try to make sure you use delicious and ripe tomatoes.

• Fennel – if you really don’t like fennel but still want to make a delicious tomato-based soup, just swap out the fennel for some onions instead.
• Add a protein source – for a more filling and nutritious meal, you can add lentils or (roasted) chickpeas.
• Serve with bread – make it a meal by serving it with some delicious fresh or toasted bread. We love to have some good quality sourdough bread with our soup.

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