Tomato soup with tear & share cheesy bread

Tomato soup with tear & share cheesy bread

Use a packet mix to rustle up your own cheat's garlic bread to serve alongside classic and creamy tomato soup

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

plus rising
Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Make up the bread mix following pack instructions, then roll out to a 30 x 40cm rectangle. Spread over 75g of the garlic butter and half the oregano, then sprinkle the cheese and roll up like a Swiss roll.
  2. Cut into 8 even slices and transfer to a well-greased round 23cm tin and arrange 7 round the outside, 1 in the middle. Brush with any leftover butter. Cover with oiled cling film and leave in a warm place to puff up while you make the soup. Once doubled in size, bake bread for 25-30 mins.
  3. Heat the remaining garlic butter in a pan until foaming. Add the onion and carrot, and cook until softened. Pour in the tomatoes, crumble over the stock cube, add the remaining oregano and simmer for about 20 mins, then stir in the crème fraîche. Blend and season - it may need a pinch of sugar if it tastes slightly acidic. Add enough boiling water for a good soup consistency and keep on a gentle heat until the bread is done.

PER SERVING

786 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 67g, fat 46 g, saturated fat 26g, fibre 6g, sugar 12g, salt 3.8 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2013.

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  • 10 March 2013

    Food & Stuff commented on this recipe

    10/10 for a quick soup. Everyone loved it, be careful on the garlic

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  • 29 March 2013

    CFL recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The soup's great, really quick and easy, but the bread is even better! I use the Really Garlicky Co's garlic butter and it's ideal. I'm not too scientific about quantities, spread the butter, sprinkle the oregano, then the cheese (I use Tesco grated pizza mix) and away you go. It is utterly delicious and so easy - you just have to think ahead a little to allow rising time. It's wonderfully easy for the kids to make too!

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  • 14 April 2013

    badzilla rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I forgot to add the cheese to the bread, and the garlic butter cannot be 'spread' onto damp dough - impossible - so it has to be scattered once cut into small chunks. For my full blog on making the ciabatta and soup, and with a picture of my efforts, go to http://www.badzilla.co.uk/Good-Food--Tomato-Soup-with-Tear-and-Share-Cheesy-Bread

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

plus rising
Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 500g pack ciabatta bread mix (we used Wright's)
  • 100g garlic butter , at room temperature (we used Lurpak)
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 175g grated cheddar or mozzarella , or a mixture
  • a little oil , for greasing
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 1 carrot , chopped
  • 2 x 400g cans plum tomatoes
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 100g half-fat crème fraîche
  • pinch of sugar (optional)
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PER SERVING

786 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 67g, fat 46 g, saturated fat 26g, fibre 6g, sugar 12g, salt 3.8 g

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