Tomato & Celery soup
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 5
Ingredients
- [In order of cooking process]
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 celery stick, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
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- 2 x 400g chopped tomato tins
- 500ml chicken stock
- 1 tsp honey
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- 200ml single cream
- Salt and pepper, as you like
Method
- STEP 1Heat the olive oil in a sauce pan, cook the onions for 3-5 minutes over medium heat till soft, then add celery and garlic and cook for another 5 minutes.
- STEP 2Add the tins of tomato, chicken stock and honey to the pan, and bring to the boil. Turn into the low heat, cover the pan and simmer for 20 minutes.
- STEP 3Remove from the heat to cool a little and use a hand mixer or a food processer to puree.
- STEP 4Add the cream, salt and pepper, then reheat the soup but not to bring to the boil. Little bit of cream for decoration to serve if you like.
