Simple Recipe for Tomato & Basil Soup??

marley123

Anyone have a nice easy recipe???? Needs not to have chunks of Tomato in it otherwise the kids wont touch it:rolleyes:

Faith

This is the one I always use. It's a Darina Allen recipe. It's sweet and warming and blended, so there's no lumps!

Ingredients:

2 x 400g tins of tomatoes
2 teaspoons of sugar (essential to counteract the acidity of the tomatoes)
1 small onion, finely chopped
15g butter
250ml Béchamel sauce (recipe below)
250ml chicken or vegetable stock
2 tablespoons basil, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
120ml cream, optional

For the Béchamel:

1oz butter
1oz flour
300ml milk

Method:

First, prepare your Béchamel. Gently melt the butter in a small saucepan, and add in your flour. Stir and cook for a few minutes. Gradually, whisk in your milk. Stir frequently as the mixture comes to the boil. Simmer for a few minutes until thickened, and season to taste.

Melt the butter. Chop your onion and sweat for a few minutes in the butter.

Add in your tins of tomatoes, sugar, stock and Béchamel. Add the torn up basil. Bring to the boil and season. Simmer for a few minutes, liquidise, season to taste and dilute with more stock, if needed.

Bring back to the boil and serve in bowls, garnished with a swirl of cream and some basil leaves.