Tomato Soup

Recipe No.: W-18

International45 minServes 4

Tomato soup is a soup with tomatoes as its main ingredient, served hot or cold. The first published recipe is said to have appeared in The Cook's Own Book in 1832, and the Campbell Soup Company introduced condensed tomato soup in 1897.

Ingredients for Tomato Soup

• Ingredients
• 1 kgripe tomatoes, chopped (or two 400 g cans peeled tomatoes)
• 3 tbspolive oil
• 1onion, chopped, and 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsptomato paste
• 500 mlchicken or vegetable stock
• 1 tspsugar, salt and pepper
• A handful ofbasil and 100 ml cream (optional)

Method

1. Heat the oil and cook the onion 6 minutes until soft, then add the garlic and tomato paste and stir 2 minutes.
2. Add the tomatoes, stock, sugar and salt, bring to a boil, then simmer 20 to 25 minutes until the tomatoes break down.
3. Add the basil and blend until smooth, then strain if you want it silky.
4. Return to the heat, stir in the cream and adjust the seasoning, and serve hot with toast or grilled cheese.

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