When I was a kid, my parents would prepare tomato soup for my sister and I, with bread rolls on the side to dip in. Memories like that are so comforting, and they never leave you. Maybe that’s why I still love tomato soup to this day. So today I’m going to share this delicious tomato soup recipe from Jamie Oliver; which brought back such fond memories for me; it is a great recipe, tasty and easy to make. Enjoy!
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 2 carrots
- 2 sticks of celery
- 2 medium onions
- 2 cloves of garlic
- About 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 organic chicken or vegetable stock cubes
- 2 x 400g tinned plum tomatoes
- 6 large ripe tomatoes
Method
To make your soup – peel and roughly slice the carrots, onions and garlic; and slice the celery. Put a large pan on a medium heat and add olive oil.
Add all your chopped and sliced ingredients and mix them together with a wooden spoon. Cook for around 10 to 15 minutes, until the carrots have softened but are still holding their shape, and the onion is lightly golden.
Put the stock cubes into a jug or pan and pour in 1.5 litres of boiling water. Stir until the stock cubes are dissolved, and then add to the pan your tinned and fresh tomatoes. If you have green stalks still attached to the tomatoes, add them because they add an amazing flavour. Stir and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on.
Serving
Remove the pan from the heat; and season with salt and pepper. Use a blender to pulse the soup until smooth; season again before dividing into your serving bowls.
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