Hello and Happy Sunday! I am so excited to be sharing this recipe with you all!! It comes to you from Thika, Kenya – a delicious fresh tomato soup courtesy of our cousin Minal.
About the recipe
Okay as some of you may know I just returned from a holiday in Kenya this July and had a wonderful time with our family there This recipe is shared by our cousin Minal who joined us on safari when we went to Masai Mara this summer.
Every night after a long day of game drives we would enjoy a wonderful dinner with soup as our first course. One evening while Minal and I were chatting and enjoying an especially yummy tomato soup Minal mentioned how she has her own version of a delicious fresh tomato soup that is the easiest to make. Did I hear the words easy and delicious? I’m on board!
Easy as 1,2,3!!
Minal shared her recipe and folks it really is the easiest tomato soup ever!! Just place the veggies, salt, pepper and herbs in the instapot or pressure cooker; cook and blend! That’s it!

If you have an instapot or pressure cooker, you’ll be blown away how easy this fresh tomato soup is to make. Just place the whole tomatoes, one large potato, onion, garlic, herb of your choice, salt and pepper. No cutting, no chopping, just add them in. Pressure cook for 20 minutes. Then blend until smooth. Creamy, flavorful, warm and compfy. This is one delicious tomato soup!

Use fresh juicy tomatoes in season
Fresh juicy tomatoes work awesome in this soup 🍅🍅🍅.

No oil needed
No oil in this recipe folks. Just good fresh ingredients. Talk about really healthy soup, this has to be it.

No sugar needed
Add in a carrot or two and you even get natural sugars to enhance this soup.
Choose herb of your choice
Minal’s original recipe had cilantro as her herb of choice. But I decided to make my soup with fresh oregano from the garden. Try it with fresh basil, thyme or cilantro, anything goes.

No broth required
You’ll be amazed how much water gets released from the tomatoes. It’s as if cups and cups of water had been added.

Serve with a light sandwich and salad for a delicious lunch


With love from Thika
Here is a recipe for a delicious fresh tomato soup with love from Thika. Give it a try!


Fresh Tomato Soup from Thika Love
recipe contributed by cousin Minal in Thika, Kenya
Ingredients:
6 large juicy tomatoes
3 small potatoes peeled
1 onion peeled
4 garlic cloves
1-2 carrots peeled and roughly chopped
Salt and pepper
Fresh herbs of your choice – a few sprigs
Butter for garnish (optional)
Directions:
In the instapot or pressure cooker place the tomatoes. You can cut the top off and core before placing it in the pot. Add the potatoes, carrots, onion, garlic and herbs. Add salt and pepper. Add 1/2 cup water if you like but not needed. Turn the instapot on and pressure cook on high for 20 minutes. Wait for the pressure to release. The tomatoes will be all soft and floating in tomato water.


Cool a bit and then blend in a blender until smooth. Taste and adjust for salt.

Serve with black pepper and a pad of butter.


Perfect recipe for the end of summer growing season.
Yes, really a delicious soup and so easy too!
Yummy!
Wow..looks so tempting and the colour perfect. Hope you all enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Can also add a carrot to give the soup the natural sugar..
Love your variation of herb.
What a memory ..you truly passionate. We just talked about it and you remembered it. Perfect
Thank you for the recipe!! Really turned out delicious!!
Gorgeous! Will try the soup! Love already in abundance but this will add something new! 💖🙋♂️
Awesome! I hope you like it 😊
That looks delicious and very siple too.
It really is the simplest soup I have made, just dump them all in the instapot and then blend into a creamy soup. Hope you’ll give it a try!
I will. Thanks 😁
There is something so satisfying about a bowl of tomato soup!
Definitely something comforting about tomato soup. My fiend suggested i shoud have served it with grilled cheeses to dunk in the soup 😊
I think it might be kind of a law — grilled cheese and tomato soup!
😁😁