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Cream of Tomato Soup

A tomato soup made with sautéed tomatoes, onions, tofu, and condensed tomato soup, seasoned with salt and pepper.

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Cream of Tomato Soup

Why it works: Tomato and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Cream of Tomato Soup

Ingredients

Directions

Cook the vegetables

  1. Sauté the tomatoes and onion in olive oil until the onions are clear.

Blend and combine

  1. Blend the soup and tofu in a blender.

  2. Add the blended mixture to the sautéed onions and tomatoes.

  3. Warm through and add water as needed.

Season and serve

  1. Add salt and pepper to taste.

  2. Top with chopped fresh basil.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

267Calories
10 gProtein
19 gFat
18 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Soupnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Olive + tofutop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together678 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  4. Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,633 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Onion + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Tomatoes
Provide the main body, moisture and bright acidity of the soup.
Tofu
Blends into a smooth, creamy texture that thickens the soup without dairy.
Onion
Softens and turns sweet and aromatic as it cooks until clear.
Olive oil
Carries fat-soluble flavors and helps soften the onion and tomatoes.
Condensed tomato soup
Adds concentrated tomato flavor and extra body to the base.

The step that matters

Warm through and add water as needed. Gentle heat keeps the blended tofu smooth and helps prevent scorching on the bottom of the pot. Adding water adjusts thickness so the soup stays pourable and evenly textured.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, olive, tofu, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Eggplantfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, olive, tofu, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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