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Tomato Carrot Soup

A vegetable soup made with carrots, celery, sweet red pepper, thyme, basil, soya sauce, tomato juice, and chicken broth concentrate.

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Why it works: Thyme and basil match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,768 recipes. Both carry terpineol, which smells pine, woody. The science ↓

Tomato Carrot Soup

Time20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the soup

  1. Simmer together carrots, celery stalks, sweet red pepper, thyme, basil and soya sauce for 5 minutes.

  2. Pour in tomato juice and chicken broth concentrate.

  3. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

Finish and serve

  1. Puree mixture into a food processor or a blender.

  2. Pour puree back into casserole.

  3. Salt and pepper, to taste.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

338Calories
51 gProtein
5 gFat
22 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Celery Stalks1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot 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.

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. Thyme + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,768 recipes

    Shared aroma: terpineol (pine, woody).

  2. Carrot + celerytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,173 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Basil + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,979 recipes

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

  4. Carrot + thymetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,563 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  5. Celery + thymetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,193 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

What each ingredient does

Carrots
Provide body, natural sweetness and color to the soup as they soften.
Tomato juice
Forms the liquid base and adds acidity and tomato flavor.
Chicken broth concentrate
Adds savory depth to the soup base.
Sweet red pepper
Adds mild sweetness and aroma as it softens.

The step that matters

Puree until smooth. Blending the simmered vegetables fully breaks down their cell walls, giving a smooth, even texture. Stopping early leaves a grainy or chunky soup, so blend until no pieces remain.

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (celery, pepper, thyme, basil, sauce, tomato, chicken):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Carrotthe original
  3. Eggplantfits less well
  4. Mustardfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against celery, pepper, thyme, basil, sauce, tomato, chicken. 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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