Discover this delicious tomato-leek soup. This recipe is quick to prepare and super tasty. Enjoy this classic with a twist of crispy leek and a little spice. Perfect for busy days or as a bowl filled with comfort food. You can, entirely optionally, have this spicy soup guarded by gooey snakes (Halloween version). Do you still dare to eat your soup?
Delicious Tomato Leek Soup Recipe: Healthy, Tasty and Quickly Ready!
Treat yourself and your family to a heartwarming tomato and leek soup with crispy breadsticks. It is a classic soup with a delicious twist, giving it a bit of spice and a nice crunch. The sweet, juicy tomatoes, a kick of chili (not too much because the kids also eat), and the crispy, slightly sweet leek. A silky, rich taste.
The tomato soup with leek is ready in no time. Delicious homemade from tomatoes, onion, and herbs. Add the meatballs, spoon them into the soup cups, and garnish with whole, finely chopped leek. This keeps the leek super tasty and crispy. And serve.
Sizzling Snakes Breadsticks (Halloween style)
These breadsticks make a delicious appetizer or lunch for Halloween! Breadsticks in the shape of snakes that look very dangerous.
And although it all seems very difficult, nothing could be further from the truth. You make the snakes from savory pie dough that you buy ready-made and roll up. Or you can use a bread dough.
A point at the bottom (for the tail) and, on the other side, a convex side where you make a notch. Brush with egg and sprinkle with sesame, poppy, or another topping of your choice. Just put it in the oven, and then it can be eaten.
What do you need for Leek Tomato Soup with Bread Sticks?
To prepare this Tomato Leek Soup Recipe, you require the following ingredients. You can find the correct amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the blog:
Ingredients Tomato leek soup
- Onion: Adds flavor to the soup.
- Thyme: Dried thyme has a warm, woody flavor.
- Chili flakes: They are dried coarsely ground red peppers. They are spicy. This recipe has been adapted for eating with your family.
- Spicy: If you like it spicy, add some extra chili flakes.
- Diced tomatoes and sieved tomatoes (Passata): A combination of sieved tomatoes (without seeds and skin) and diced tomatoes. The basis of this tomato soup.
- Sugar: A bit of sugar will enhance the flavor of this soup and make it less sour.
- If you don't want to use sugar, add a teaspoon of baking soda.
- Beef stock: Make it yourself with this beef stock recipe, or use a cube.
- Ground beef: Roll the ground meat into balls for the soup.
- You can also use half ground beef and half ground pork to make meatballs.
- Leek: This vegetable has a sweet and mild taste. Slice the leek very thinly.
For the Breadsticks
- Savory pie dough: Ready-made dough made with yeast. You can buy it in slices in the supermarket (frozen). Allow to thaw before use.
- Egg: Brush the breadsticks with egg for a glossy coating (and the topping will stick better).
- Sesame seeds (poppy seeds or other topping) have a nutty flavor. Baking it briefly makes it stronger.
- Cloves: For making the snake's eyes.
- Beet: You use the beet as a snake's tongue.
How to prepare Tomato Soup with Leek and Sizzling Snakes (Halloween-style)
You can find a printable recipe with a step-by-step description at the bottom of this blog.
How do you make Tomato Leek Soup
- Add olive oil to the pan and fry the onion for three minutes until translucent.
- Take the thyme and chili flakes and put in the pot, stir-fry for a minute.
- Add the diced tomatoes, passata, and stock, and also add the sugar. Stir well and bring to the boil.
- Reduce the heat to low and add the meatballs to the pan. Let simmer for 15 minutes.
Make Halloween Breadsticks
- Make a roll from a slice of savory card dough. Continue rolling between your palms into a long rope. Push one side into a point. Make a ball on the other side.
- Cut a notch on the convex side with a knife and push a toothpick into it (the tongue will come in later). Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Brush each snake with a beaten egg and sprinkle some sesame seeds on the snakes. Insert two cloves into the dough where the eyes are. Bake for 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 390 °F (200 °C).
- Cut the beetroot into thin strips. Remove the toothpick from the snake's mouth and insert a beet strip.
To serve: Spoon the soup into a bowl and garnish with finely chopped leek. Place a breadstick on it. Serve immediately!
Tips, Substitutions, and Variations
- Creamy: Add a dash of cream to get a smooth, creamy soup.
- Cheese: It is also a great idea to grate some grated cheese over the soup in addition to the leek. The cheese melts, and you can spoon it out with the breadstick (delicious).
- Croutons: If you don't have time to make breadsticks, cut some bread into cubes, drizzle with olive oil, and season with herbs. Bake until crispy in the pan or oven.
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📖 Recipe
Ingredients
Bread sticks
- 1 pound savory pie dough divided in eight pieces
- 1 egg size s, beaten
- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds poppy seeds or other topping
- 16 cloves
- 1 beet
Tomato leek soup
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 chili flakes dried, more or less to taste
- 56 ounce diced tomatoes canned
- 3½ cups sieved tomatoes (also called passata)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3½ cups beef broth
- ¼ pound ground beef
- 2 ounces leek Finely sliced
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
Bread sticks
- Preheat the oven to
390 °F or 350 °F - Cover a baking sheet with baking paper.
- Take a slice of savory pie dough and make a roll of it by rolling that slowly between your palms into a long string. Push one side into a point. Make the other side more round.1 pound savory pie dough
- Make a notch of approximately ½ inch (1 cm) on the round side with a sharp knife. Push a toothpick in there.
- Place the snake on the baking paper and repeat for all slices of savory dough.
- Brush every snake with a beaten egg.1 egg
- Sprinkle sesame seeds (or another topping) on the snake.3 tablespoons sesame seeds
- Put two cloves in the dough at the place of the eyes.16 cloves
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Peel the beetroot and cut it into thin strips. After baking, remove the toothpick from the mouth of the snake. Put a slice of beetroot in there.1 beet
Tomato leek soup
- Put some olive oil in the pan and fry the onion for 3 minutes until it is translucent.1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 onion
- Add the thyme and the chili flakes and stir-fry for 1 minute. Crumble the pepper.1 teaspoon dried thyme, 2 chili flakes
- Add the diced tomatoes, sieved tomatoes, sugar, and stock, and bring to a boil.56 ounce diced tomatoes, 3½ cups sieved tomatoes, 1 tablespoon sugar, 3½ cups beef broth
- Meanwhile, form small balls of the ground beef.¼ pound ground beef
- Lower the heat and add the meatballs.
- Let simmer for 15 minutes.
Serving time
- Pour the tomato soup into a small bowl. Spoon two tablespoons of fresh leek on top.2 ounces leek
- Place a snake bread stick on the cup. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Creamy: Add a dash of cream to get a smooth, creamy soup.
- Cheese: It is also nice to grate some grated cheese over the soup in addition to the leek. The cheese melts, and you can spoon it out with the breadstick (delicious).
- Croutons: If you don't have time to make breadsticks, cut some bread into cubes, drizzle with olive oil, and season with herbs. Bake until crispy in the pan or oven.
- Room temperature: You can keep the breadsticks for a day if you pack them airtight.
- Refrigerator: Store the soup in an airtight container for two days.
- Freezer: Pack the breadsticks in a freezer box or bag and store them for up to a month. Allow to thaw at room temperature. You can freeze the soup in a freezer container, and it will keep for up to 2 months.
- Reheat: Heat the soup over medium heat until it is hot. Warm the bread in the oven until it is warm and crispy.
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