Healthy Tomato Bisque Recipe (Dairy Free)

There is nothing better than a hot soup paired with artisan bread on a crisp fall evening. Take it up a notch and make grilled cheese sandwich with my homemade sourdough! Soups are a staple in our home throughout fall and winter and my healthy tomato bisque recipe is one of our favorites. We love soup season! This soup reminds me of the canned concentrate I remember as a child but so much better and much healthier! It was a comfort food and I sure did love that soup when I was younger 😉 This creamy dairy free tomato bisque recipe is filled with healthy whole food, simple ingredients, and flavor the whole family will love!

Tomatoes, the star of the show

A lot of people don’t realize tomatoes are actually a fruit and part of the nightshade family. While classified as a fruit they are often cooked like a vegetable.

Tomatoes are a major source of lycopene, which is an antioxidant. Lycopene has been linked to many health benefits, including reduced risk of heart disease and cancer. They are also a great source of vitamin C, potassium, folate, and vitamin K. Additionally tomatoes have beta carotene which is converted into vitamin A in the body. Vitamin A is one of the best things for skin health.

This homemade tomato soup recipe is the reason I started canning my fresh summer tomatoes. We use so many cans of diced and stewed tomatoes throughout the fall and winter for soups it was a great way to utilize the endless amount of tomatoes I had in the garden. When I can them I do a mixture of beefsteak and roma tomatoes for variety. Just make sure you are canning ripe tomatoes for the best flavor. Canning tomatoes is actually so much easier than I expected it to be. I’m already planning for next tomato season!

Ingredients (measurements located in the recipe card below)

• Stewed canned tomatoes
• Raw cashews
• Large onion
• Garlic cloves
• Dried basil
• Nutritional yeast
• Canned full fat coconut milk
• Better than Bouillon
• Maple syrup (the sweet flavor helps to balance the onion so don’t skip it)
• Salt

Tips and substitutions

• If you don’t have a high speed blender like a Vitamix you will need to soak your cashews in hot water for a minimum of 2 hours. If you don’t the soup will be chalky.
• You can use fresh basil but it is stronger so use a little less
• Use fresh garlic for the added anti viral properties
• You can substitute diced or fresh tomatoes but will need to add more salt and seasoning
• If you don’t have canned coconut milk you can substitute heavy cream
• We keep this plant based but you can use a chicken broth cube in place of the Better than Bouillon

How to make tomato bisque soup

Dice onion. Place onion, garlic and a splash of vegetable broth or water to a large pan or dutch oven and sauté on medium heat until translucent. Add splashes of broth as needed to keep from sticking. You can also saute in avocado or olive oil but we typically don’t cook with much oil.

Add stewed tomatoes, cooked onion and garlic, raw cashews, coconut milk, nutritional yeast, better than bouillon, water, basil, salt and syrup to a high speed blender.

If you don’t have a high speed blender like a vitamix or blentec soak cashews in hot water for 2-4 hours before. Some blender container may not be large enough so you can add make it in two batches and mix in the pot after. If your blender container is large enough you can place all the ingredients in it. Blend until completely smooth. I often use an immersion blender for soup recipes but with the cashews a regular blender is the best way and necessary for this. You need a counter blender to get that creamy consistency!

Pour into a large pot. Simmer on the stove top for about 15 minutes on medium low heat. Serve with grilled cheese sandwiches because is there really any other way to eat tomato soup?! If you have anything left (we rarely do) store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Another one of my favorite soup recipes is my butternut squash soup. The not so secret ingredient to give this homemade soup its incredibly creamy texture is cream cheese! Join my email list to receive this recipe! You won’t find it on the blog 🙂

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