Tomato soup with basil, pesto, and croutons
A pureed soup of tomatoes simmered with carrot, celery, potato, and red onion, finished with olive oil, basil, pesto, and croutons — a lycopene-rich vegetable soup typical of the Mediterranean meals Longo prescribes.
From The Longevity Diet
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Category
- Soup
- Cuisine
- Italian
Nutrition (estimated)
per 1 bowl- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Carbs
- 42 g
- Fiber
- 10 g
- Sugar
- 18 g
- Sodium
- 500 mg
Ingredients
- tomatoes 500g
- carrot 1 medium
- celery 1 medium
- potato 1 medium
- red onion
- olive oil 12g
- basil
- pesto 5g
- croutons 40g
Instructions
- Boil tomatoes, carrot, celery, potato, and onion in salted water until tender.
- Purée with an immersion blender.
- Stir in olive oil, basil, salt, and pepper.
- Serve garnished with pesto and croutons.