Tomato Soup
Nothing beats tomato soup on a cold day! Enjoy this with a cheese toastie to dunk into it, and wrap up warm for the ultimate comfort food. My kids enjoy the swirling of the cream once this is served up too!
Serves: 4
Prep: 5 Mins
Cooking Time: 30 Mins
Ready In: 35 Mins
- 1 Onion
- 2x 400g Tins of Chopped Tomatoes
- 1 Vegetable Stock Cube/Stock Pot
- 1tsp Dried Basil
- 1 Clove Garlic, crushed
- Sprinkle of Celery Salt (to taste)
- 4 Spoonfuls of Sour Cream
- Dice the onion, and add to a saucepan with a glug of olive oil. Sautee on a low heat until soft and translucent.
- Add in a crushed garlic clove and give it all a stir before adding in 2 tins of chopped tomatoes. Fill the tins back up with water and add that too, before adding the stock cube, basil and celery salt. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and leave for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasssionally.
- When cooked, blitz until smooth with a stick blender
- When ready to serve pour into bowls (you may need to reheat it slightly), and serve with a spoonful of sour cream, which you swirl into the hot soup.
Method
- Dice the onion, and add to a saucepan with a glug of olive oil. Sautee on a low heat until soft and translucent.
- Add in a crushed garlic clove and give it all a stir before adding in 2 tins of chopped tomatoes. Fill the tins back up with water and add that too, before adding the stock cube, basil and celery salt. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and leave for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasssionally.
- When cooked, blitz until smooth with a stick blender
- When ready to serve pour into bowls (you may need to reheat it slightly), and serve with a spoonful of sour cream, which you swirl into the hot soup.
Ingredients
- 1 Onion
- 2x 400g Tins of Chopped Tomatoes
- 1 Vegetable Stock Cube/Stock Pot
- 1tsp Dried Basil
- 1 Clove Garlic, crushed
- Sprinkle of Celery Salt (to taste)
- 4 Spoonfuls of Sour Cream
Additional Information
For weaning infants and small children (or those wishing to reduce salt content), please omit the celery salt and use a reduced salt stock cub or half a stock cube to keep the salt levels down.
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