This time of year is not just spooky season. The circle of life also brings us spider season at the same time as soup season...

A Spider Web That Turns Eek! into Yum!

Guess spiderweb soup is in order! Save carrot soup for Easter and vegetable soup for your next sick day.

Here's the scoop on how to create this Spider Web Tomato Soup recipe. Get ready to make the best spooky masterpiece, step by step.

Spider Web Tomato Soup Recipe

For a spooky Halloween blend, we went with a delicious creamy tomato soup that's decorated with a savory black sesame web.

Ingredients

• 15 large tomatoes (5 lbs), seeded and quartered
• ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
• 8 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream
• fresh basil leaves, optional
• black sesame tahini, or black sesame paste

Instructions

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Place tomatoes in a greased baking tray.
3. Combine ¼ cup oil and garlic; drizzle over tomatoes. Toss to coat.

Cooking

1. Bake until softened, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove and discard skins.
2. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven or large saucepan, sauté onion in remaining 2 tablespoon oil until tender. 
3. Add tomatoes, water, salt, and pepper flakes (if desired). Bring to a boil.
4. Reduce below medium heat; cover and bring to a simmer for about 30 minutes. Cool slightly.
5. In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth like tomato paste. Return to pan. Stir in cream and heat through.
6. Add basil if desired.

Serving

1. Ladle soup into serving bowls immediately.
2. Transfer a generous portion of black tahini into a squeeze bottle or plastic bag. Snip a corner of the bag for piping.
3. Starting from the edge of the bowl, pipe a thin line of tahini straight across.
4. Rotate bowl a ¼ or ⅛ turn, depending on how elaborate a spiderweb you're intending. Pipe another thin line across the surface of the soup.
5. Repeat until the homemade tomato soup looks like vaguely equal pizza slices.
6. Now draw slightly sloping lines from one corner of a slice line to the next, repeating all the way around in a ring, then downward toward the center like a spiral.
7. Drag a toothpick from edge to center along the top of the soup, in spots that seem too straight or grid-like.
8. Serve this delicious Halloween spider web soup recipe topped with veggie ghosts or bats, jack o' lantern pretzels, or a stalk of celery with a plastic spider ring slipped down its length to decorate.
9. Cool soup and transfer to freezer containers. Freeze up to 3 months. To use, thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

Tips and Variations

• Milk can be used for part of the water for an even creamier soup, with ½ cup milk to 1 ½ cups water as a mixture.
• Canola oil can easily be substituted for olive oil, and heavy cream can be replaced with sour cream.
• Speaking of sour cream, you can switch up this soup's aesthetic and reduce its umami slightly by replacing the black sesame web for a sour cream one.
• Another fun option is creating a sour cream web, then adding a black sesame spider (or two, or more). 
• If you'd rather not roast your own tomatoes, canned tomato paste can be used by skipping to cooking step 5 to still create a tasty tomato soup.

Have a Delicious Halloween Season with Our Spider Web Tomato Soup Recipe

Next time you need a treat that's easy to make, put down that candy corn.

Thawed leftovers from our Spider Web Tomato Soup recipe offer you a filling Halloween meal that you can cook for 1-2 minutes in the microwave.

Black sesame tahini really rounds out the dish. Let your creativity shine while enjoying the added nutrition.

Food for Thought

Of all the delicious recipes we're crafting for you as winter creeps near, our Halloween recipes have so much fun and so much flavor that you'll crave them year-round.

Yield: 6 servings

Spider Web Tomato Soup Recipe

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Need a Halloween meal that also serves comfort all spooky season? Our Spider Web Tomato Soup recipe with sesame spiderweb satisfies every craving.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

• 15 large tomatoes (5 lbs), seeded and quartered
• ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
• 8 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream
• fresh basil leaves, optional
• black sesame tahini, or black sesame paste

Instructions

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Place tomatoes in a greased baking tray.
3. Combine ¼ cup oil and garlic; drizzle over tomatoes. Toss to coat.

Cooking

1. Bake until softened, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove and discard skins.
2. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven or large saucepan, sauté onion in remaining 2 tablespoon oil until tender. 
3. Add tomatoes, water, salt, and pepper flakes (if desired). Bring to a boil.
4. Reduce below medium heat; cover and bring to a simmer for about 30 minutes. Cool slightly.
5. In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth like tomato paste. Return to pan. Stir in cream and heat through.
6. Add basil if desired.

Serving

1. Ladle soup into serving bowls immediately.
2. Transfer a generous portion of black tahini into a squeeze bottle or plastic bag. Snip a corner of the bag for piping.
3. Starting from the edge of the bowl, pipe a thin line of tahini straight across.
4. Rotate bowl a ¼ or ⅛ turn, depending on how elaborate a spiderweb you're intending. Pipe another thin line across the surface of the soup.
5. Repeat until the homemade tomato soup looks like vaguely equal pizza slices.
6. Now draw slightly sloping lines from one corner of a slice line to the next, repeating all the way around in a ring, then downward toward the center like a spiral.
7. Drag a toothpick from edge to center along the top of the soup, in spots that seem too straight or grid-like.
8. Serve this delicious Halloween spider web soup recipe topped with veggie ghosts or bats, jack o' lantern pretzels, or a stalk of celery with a plastic spider ring slipped down its length to decorate.
9. Cool soup and transfer to freezer containers. Freeze up to 3 months. To use, thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

Notes

• Milk can be used for part of the water for an even creamier soup, with ½ cup milk to 1 ½ cups water as a mixture.
• Canola oil can easily be substituted for olive oil, and heavy cream can be replaced with sour cream.
• Speaking of sour cream, you can switch up this soup's aesthetic and reduce its umami slightly by replacing the black sesame web for a sour cream one.
• Another fun option is creating a sour cream web, then adding a black sesame spider (or two, or more). 
• If you'd rather not roast your own tomatoes, canned tomato paste can be used by skipping to cooking step 5 to still create a tasty tomato soup.

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