Easy Tomato Bisque Soup – Oma's Tomaten-Bisque-Suppe

by: Gerhild Fulson  /  Cookbook Author, Blogger, German Oma!

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This tomato bisque soup, aka Tomaten-Bisque-Suppe, is great for all. Smooth, well-seasoned, and creamy, it's delicious as a light lunch or supper, served with some fresh crusty bread. What's also great is that vegetarians and vegans can enjoy it as well.

Check the A bit of this & a bit of that section for additions to make this soup spicier ... the way my hubby like it.

Don't know the difference between a bisque and a regular soup? Check below.

A bit of this and a bit of that ...

1. Add one clove of garlic, crushed, along with the vegetables.
2. Season with a pinch of chili powder and a dash of Worcestershire sauce.
3. Use Montreal Steak Spice to give it a bit of kick!
4. Spoon a bit of cream or swirl it in when serving.
5. Garnish with chives or parsley.

If by chance you're into using a pressure cooker, then here's a recipe for an Instant Pot tomato soup you'll love as well.

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German Soup?

This recipe reminds me of my Mutti. She'd take whatever she had in the fridge and turn it into a wonderful dinner. The soup recipe above is a perfect example.

All its ingredients are in my fridge and cupboard right now. Even without a recipe, I'd turn it into a soup ... and even though it wouldn't be a traditional German soup recipe, it would taste German. 

Why? Because my taste buds are tuned to German cooking. I'd season it and follow the 'German methods' I learned from my Mutti. Wunderbar! Suppe!

When is a Soup a Bisque?

Bisques are traditionally made with shellfish, such as crab, shrimp, lobster, or crayfish. The stock is then thickened with the pureed shellfish meat.

However, bisques can also be thickened with pureed vegetables. That makes it a perfect method to make it vegan. Hence, in this case, pureed vegetables thicken this well seasoned vegetable stock.

Among vegan soup recipes, this one is really easy. The quantities can be adjusted as needed, with more or less of each vegetable added.

Oma says:

If you're looking for healthy soup recipes, vegetable soups are definitely full of nutrients and vitamins.

Delicious served for lunch or supper, or as a first course of a multi-course dinner. 

Ready to make this tomato soup?

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Easy Tomato Bisque Soup – Oma's Tomaten-Bisque-Suppe

This tomato bisque soup, aka Tomaten-Bisque-Suppe, is great for all. Smooth, well-seasoned, and creamy, it's delicious as a light lunch or supper, served with some fresh crusty bread.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings:

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 large potato, peeled and chopped
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 cups crushed (ground) tomatoes (canned)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• salt, pepper

Instructions:

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add carrots, onions, celery and potatoes. Cover and 'sweat' the veggies for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, bay leaves, and stock. 
3. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
4. Remove bay leaves.
5. Puree soup either in a blender (Be careful, it's hot!) or use an immersion blender.
6. Season with salt and pepper.

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Oma's Tomato Bisque Soup (Vegan) made Just like Oma



By Oma Gerhild Fulson





This tomato bisque soup is great for all. Smooth, well-seasoned, creamy. Delicious as a light lunch or supper, served with some fresh bread. Even your vegan friends will love this!


Ingredients: tomato paste, carrots, celery, onion, potato, sugar, spices, vegetable stock, crushed tomatoes,

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Hi, I'm Oma Gerhild! As a food writer and cookbook author, I'm always looking to find ways to pass on my German heritage using local ingredients. Quick and easy. That's my goal. Wunderbar food. That's the result.