Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Tomato and Basil Soup...

With the last of the summer tomatoes a couple of weeks ago I made a Tomato and Basil Soup... 



from this fabulous Donna Hay magazine...
full of great easy things to make and with lots of the ingredients already here in the cupboards...
And not too much work as I still don't have full movement of my arm...


Our Basil as well...

Recipe is under and I adapted it from the magazine...

Cheat's Tomato, Basil and Bread Soup

~ 2t vegetable oil
~1 brown onion, finely chopped
~ 2 cloves garlic, crushed
~ 400g can whole tomatoes
~ 410g tomato puree
~ 2t granulated sugar
~ 2C chicken or vegetable stock
~ 1/4 C roughly chopped basil leaves
~ sea salt and black pepper
~ 2 thick slices Italian style bread, crust removed, torn into large pieces
~ shaved Parmesan Cheese to serve

~Heat a large deep frying pan over high heat
~ Add oil, onion and garlic and cook for 2 m or until onion is softened
~ Break up whole tomatoes with fork and add to the pan with the puree, sugar and stock
~ Allow to simmer for 5 m or until the soup thickens slightly
~ Stir through the basil, salt, pepper and bread
~To serve, ladle into bowls and top with the Parmesan

Serves 2


Without the Parmesan...


And with the Parmesan...Easy Peasy!!!

Bon Appetit...Dzintra

5 comments:

  1. Looks Delicious Dzintra
    Just doing another water bottle carrier …and then I will put my hat on..... and be over for the soup see yah soon
    Hugs

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  2. Bonjour Dzintra
    J'aime ces petites soupes de tomates toutes aussi délicieuses froides que servies chaudes , la semaine dernière j'ai acheté un pot de basilic de provence , il possède de petites feuilles pointues et un parfum inégalable , depuis je cuisine beaucoup en l'utilisant
    Merci d'avoir partagé cette jolie recette avec nous
    Je te souhaite une très belle journée
    A++Sacha

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  3. AS SOON AS I GET MY BASIL PLANTED IN ITS POT this weekend, THIS SOUP IS GONNA BE MADE CHEZ MOI!!! Oh dearest, this sounds like a fabulous soup I had at a little Italian restaurant here in the Twin Cities called TOMATO BREAD SOUP....same thing. YUMMY!!!!!! Anita

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  4. Oh I know this is gonna be good....anything with tomato and basil is heavenly! AND WHAT I LOVE is that this is so easy!!!!! MERCI MA CHÈRE!!!! Anita

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  5. Yum...looks FAB! How wonderful!! Beautiful pics!! Wishing you a happy day with lots fo sparkles!
    Kiki

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