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French Tomato Soup
Ingredients 8 medium tomatoes chopped 1 onion chopped 1 stick of celery chopped 2 small carrots grated 2 cloves of garlic crushed fresh or dried thyme 1 tablespoon of olive oil 100g grated parmesan sea salt and freshly ground black pepper basil to garnish
Method
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan, add the onion and celery, fry gently until softened. add the garlic and cook for another minute add the tomatoes, carrots, thyme and 300ml water, bring to the boil simmer gently for 15 minutes add salt and pepper and simmer for a further 5 minutes Allow to cool slightly and blend garnish of basil and serve with a small side bowl of grated parmesan Cooks Tips This lovely french tomato soup can be further enriched by adding a few chopped sun dried tomatoes before blending. For those who like a spicy tomatoe soup add a good pinch of chilli powder at the same stage as the seasoning. Finally for those who like a creamy tomato soup add a swirl of cream just before serving. |
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