Miracle 5-Minute creamy Vegan Tomato Soup made in the blender with 5 simple ingredients! No chopping or sautéing required for this silky smooth, dairy-free tomato soup using canned tomatoes and cashews for creaminess. This recipe couldn't be easier and it freezes great! Delish served with croutons for crunch, grilled cheese, or vegan kale caesar salad.
While I can definitely get behind sautéing onion in olive oil for 10 minutes (that's how I roll with most of my better-for-you soups!), today we're going for the fastest, easiest, most miraculous creamy tomato soup recipe ever.
We're ditching the typical heavy cream addition and using humble cashews instead, which create a lusciously smooth tomato soup done in mere minutes. Is this even real?! Canned tomatoes to the resuce!
Pssst: if you love this recipe, you simply must lay mouth my five-star Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup.
Made with just 5 ingredients
- Canned whole peeled tomatoes: I developed this recipe with high quality, whole tomatoes and their juices since they're picked at peak freshness and fresh grocery store tomatoes can be super bland. I don't recommend diced tomatoes here as they tend to be lower quality (imagine the leftover odds and ends versus the nice, in tact whole ones). I tested this recipe with Cento brand.
- Cashews: I found in testing that raw cashews are an amazing vegan stand-in for heavy cream in this dairy free soup!
- Vegetable broth: When I made this with broth (I use Better Than Bouillon) versus water, it aded much-needed depth of flavor, which critical for savory vibes since we're not using onion.
Let's make it!
Storage
Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
This soup freezes great! Place cooled soup in a freezer-safe gallon plastic bag and lay flat. Freeze for up to 3 months.
Thaw overnight in the fridge then reheat over the stove or in the microwave.
Don't forget to leave a star rating and comment letting me know you made these! I'm so grateful for your feedback always.
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5-Minute Creamy Vegan Tomato Soup (no chopping!)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 4 ½ cups 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Blender
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Miracle 5-Minute creamy Vegan Tomato Soup made in the blender with 5 simple ingredients! No chopping or sautéing required for this silky smooth, dairy-free tomato soup using canned tomatoes and cashews for creaminess. This recipe couldn't be easier and it freezes great! Delish served with croutons for crunch, vegan grilled cheese, or vegan kale caesar salad.
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw cashews
- 1 cup vegetable broth (I use Better Than Bouillon)
- 1-28oz can quality whole peeled tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove
- ¾ tsp fine sea salt*
Instructions
- Place cashews, garlic and broth in a glass liquid measuring cup or bowl. Microwave for 1 minute. (Alternatively, you can warm in a small pot over the stove.)
- Add tomatoes and their juices, cashews, broth, garlic and salt to a high-speed blender. Blend until very smooth and creamy. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. If your brand of tomatoes lean more acidic, you can add 1 tsp sugar to balance it.
- Pour mixture into a saucepan over medium heat until warmed through. Once hot, ladle into bowls and serve garnished with basil alongside crusty bread!
Notes
*If you like things less salty, start with ½ tsp salt.
Skye says
Super fast and easy. My family loved this bits going into our regular rotation. Thanks!
Alexis Joseph, MS, RD says
I’m so glad, thank you so much for the kind review!
Alex says
This soup is thick, creamy, and delicious! It is also super easy to make. I will definitely be making it again!
Alexis Joseph, MS, RD says
Love this Alex, thanks so much!
Dee says
I apologize for my earlier review.
My fourth time of looking through the recipe showed the ingredients and measurements. They didn't appear on my phone until that time. Thus my frustration.
I used your recipe as a basis and added to it with great results.
Alexis Joseph, MS, RD says
No problem, that's so strange! I'm glad they finally shows up 🙂 And so happy to hear you liked it with your own spin!
Alexis Joseph says
Yess thanks so much, Michelle!