Tomato Basil Soup with Avocado

There are several techniques for thickening soups. These options include thickening the soup by making a roux with flour, making a slurry with cornstarch, adding cream, or adding pureed mixture of the soup’s ingredients to the soup.

Soups are versatile dishes that can be prepared as a starter or as the main course with other sides. Some of our favorites include artisan breads with a tasty avocado spread or healthy salad with avocado.

Like other soups, tomato basil soup pairs well with flavorful, artisan breads or healthy salads. Another classic pairing is tomato soup and grilled cheese. For next level flavor, try our hatch green chile and turkey grilled cheese recipe or our recipe for grilled Carolina pimento cheese with avocado and bacon sandwiches.

If properly refrigerated and stored, your soup should be good for 3 to 4 days.

After serving your soup, ladle it into a smaller container, seal the container and store in your refrigerator. Alternately, you are looking to store your soup immediately after preparing it, we recommend carefully ladling the hot soup into smaller containers (individual serving containers work great!) and allowing the soup to cool a bit before sealing and storing in your refrigerator.

The day before you’re ready to eat the soup, take it out of the freezer and place it in your refrigerator. Once the soup has thawed, place it in a microwave safe container and reheat in the microwave or reheat on your stovetop.