Creamy tomato soup

Creamy tomato soup

A low-fat, vegetarian soup that everyone will love - passata and whole milk give a silky smooth finish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

SERVES 6 adults and 6 kids

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

Method

  1. Put the oil, onions, celery, carrots, potatoes and bay leaves in a big casserole dish, or two saucepans. Fry gently until the onions are softened - about 10-15 mins. Fill the kettle and boil it.
  2. Stir in the tomato purée, sugar, vinegar, chopped tomatoes and passata, then crumble in the stock cubes. Add 1 litre boiling water and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 15 mins until the potato is tender, then remove the bay leaves. Purée with a stick blender (or ladle into a blender in batches) until very smooth. Season to taste and add a pinch more sugar if it needs it. The soup can now be cooled and chilled for up to 2 days, or frozen for up to 3 months.
  3. To serve, reheat the soup, stirring in the milk - try not to let it boil. Serve in small bowls for the children with cheesy sausage rolls then later in bowls for the adults as Hot Bloody Mary soup (see 'Goes well with' recipes, below).

PER SERVING (10)

180 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 26g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 5g, sugar 17g, salt 1.2 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2012.

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  • 2012-10-31 15:42:05.296567

    Emma-Lou rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We made this for a Halloween party yesterday & it was delicious!! We made it a couple of days beforehand, froze & defrosted on the day, adding the milk just before serving. Also made the cheesy sausage roll muffins. Again, made a few days before, froze & defrosted on the day needed. They went so well with the soup!! Will be making again!

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  • 2012-10-31 23:02:54.703446

    Bally rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this soup for Halloween this evening, added a couple of teaspoons of paprika for a bit of spice and served with freshly baked bacon, cheese and onion muffins......a real crowd pleaser

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  • 2012-11-01 10:55:42.687659

    Humble Dude rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic and tasty. I gave up trying to find the bay leaves in a huge cauldron of soup - maybe someone will find a little stalk in their bowl when I defrost the portions I put in the freezer.

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  • 2012-11-02 14:14:32.57539

    Madame Chatelet commented on this recipe

    I have been looking for a good creamy tomato soup recipe for a while. I made it for my 8 year old daughter as tomato soup is her favourite. It has been a huge hit. Perfect for lunch flasks and cold winter evenings. A new family favourite!

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  • 2012-11-05 13:09:35.084592

    SavedRecipes rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very good recipe and really easy to make. I halved the quantities and i reckon it fed 5 adults. I also made the cheese and sausage muffins to serve with the soup which was a perfect match!

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  • 2012-11-05 23:40:16.198911

    marilynr rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have two big boxes of fresh vine-ripened tomatoes and will make this soup with them. This looks like it will be wonderful for lunch with a piece of rustic bread.

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  • 2012-11-07 22:40:13.871882

    Ayeishaaa commented on this recipe

    This looks delicious, will try it soon! I am 15 and have just started my own food blog t0astfordinner.blogspot.co.uk it would really help me if you looked at my blog and commented or told people you know about it. Thanks x

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  • 2012-11-10 16:45:10.525841

    mazza6911 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Prior to this the only soup i'd ever made was homemade vegetable broth as taught to me by my mum. It took me longer than the 1hr 15mins due to the amount of prep, but it was worth the wait, this is absolutely gorgeous! Will now become a staple in our house :D

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  • 2012-11-13 10:39:42.20145

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Top soup. Easy to make, tasty and great to feed a crowd. I served it with the Cheddar & sweetcorn scones from this site. Yum=:)

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  • 2012-11-13 13:39:39.495277

    adrianmole commented on this recipe

    Very easy to make and tastes delicious. Works well with single cream instead of whole milk. I serve it with olive, feta and sun dried tomato scones.

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  • 2012-11-14 13:40:39.778618

    Ginge rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 2012-11-15 00:52:32.073986

    NoraBelgrave commented on this recipe

    Hi I don't know whether I am using your website wrong. I would really appreciate it if it was possible to have more than 5/6 recipes per page and that it could be extended to 25 or more. The problem is when out of the home and trying to look up the website, the time wasted by waiting for each new page to load.

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  • 2012-11-15 13:46:22.793309

    cakeanyone? rated this recipe

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  • 2012-11-16 14:20:11.964125

    Gilly1 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very nice soup, would definitely make it again, easy to follow big hit with the family.

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  • 2012-11-16 14:38:44.17865

    Brennie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very very tasty! I halved the quantities and had enough for 3 lunches for both of us. Will be making this again. And again.

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  • 2012-11-21 17:38:16.261104

    Sarah rated and commented on this recipe

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    Lovely soup. Didn't use celery, as don't like it, used rosemary rather than bay too. Served with crusty bread and a little grated cheese.

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  • 2012-11-25 16:04:01.475804

    Spa Girl commented on this recipe

    Now the weather has now turned cold, this is something that I must try this week. Also, my partner is a real tomato soup fan.

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    2013-02-22 08:34:46.652739

    Lyn rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have tried this recipe and it's very, very lovely. I have passed this recipe on to a couple of friends and love it to. My other half is very fussy with tomato soup but he loves this one.

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  • 2013-02-27 15:36:28.719271

    Spa Girl rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I finally got round to trying out this receipe this week, it went down well with my other half as he is a real tomato soup fan. I did put a little more milk in then suggested and it made a lovely creamy soup, accompanied with chunks of home made malted brown loaf made in my breadmaker, lovely....................... I am making a big pot of country veg soup next week for our lunch which also goes down well, fill's us up and keeps us warm on these long, cold winter days. Roll on the summer, (although, the only thing I will miss of this winter is making loads of different home made soups).............

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  • 2013-03-18 21:21:20.112239

    Gemma Smith commented on this recipe

    Really easy and utterly scrummy. I left out the milk and added a little double cream to be a bit more indulgent

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

SERVES 6 adults and 6 kids

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 onions , chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, chopped
  • 300g carrots , chopped
  • 500g potatoes , diced
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 5 tbsp tomato purée
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp red or white wine vinegar
  • 4 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
  • 500g passata
  • 3 vegetable stock cubes
  • 400ml whole milk
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PER SERVING (10)

180 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 26g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 5g, sugar 17g, salt 1.2 g

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