Real tomato soup

Real tomato soup

Creamy tomato soup is the stuff of childhood, and it's easy to make yourself. Emma Lewis shows you how

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Counts as 1 of 5-a-day

Method

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large pan, then tip in the onion and garlic. Cook over a moderate heat until the onion has softened, about 5 mins. Stir in the tomato purée, then pour in the chopped tomatoes and basil leaves, and bring up to the boil. Turn the heat down and leave to simmer for about 15 mins until thick and full of flavour. If you like a smooth soup, whizz the mixture at this point to form a smooth sauce. Can now be cooled and frozen for up to 1 month.
  2. To finish the soup, tip the tomato mixture into a pan. Spoon the baking soda into a small bowl and pour over 1 tbsp or so of the milk. Mix together until there are no lumps, then tip into the tomato mix and pour over the milk. Bring up to a boil (the mixture will froth, but don't worry - it will go away). Gently simmer for about 5 mins until ready to serve.
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Emma says...

Creamy tomato soup is the stuff of childhood, and it's simple to make yourself. I didn't want to overload it with cream and came across this idea of using baking soda when I lived in America - it stops the milk from curdling. Don't worry, you won't taste the baking soda at all.

Per serving

151 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 2 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 11g, sugar 11g, salt 0.51 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2007.

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  • Binder photo Wow tomatoi >.<

    31 August 2012

    Wow tomatoi >.< commented on this recipe

    Hi guys, doctor banana here Wanted to make a suggestion You soup is by far the worst I have ever tasted I suggest you get a new recipe or don't have one at all I tried to follow your recipes and it was discusting so I let me child do one of her own and it tasted way better then yours just saying Yours faithfully Banana hammock

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  • Binder photo fjsrecipes

    10 September 2012

    fjsrecipes commented on this recipe

    Is baking soda, baking powder?

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  • Binder photo lkn

    21 September 2012

    lkn commented on this recipe

    @fjsrecipes - It is Bicarbonate of Soda.

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  • Binder photo lkn

    21 September 2012

    lkn commented on this recipe

    Made this today, I followed suggestions by other reviewers and doubled the amount of tomatoes and purée. I omitted the milk and bicarbonate of soda and used cream instead. Delicious. I will make this again, so easy.

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  • Binder photo Eatingfortwo

    27 September 2012

    Eatingfortwo rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Used tarragon instead of basil, doubled up on tomato paste, used 400ml milk instead of 600ml and it was fab.

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  • Binder photo potaitocake

    14 October 2012

    potaitocake commented on this recipe

    I've just made this recipe, I'm not sure about it yet. Even with the two tins of tomato, extra tomato puree, only 300ml of skimmed milk it still tastes milky and tomato-y enough. I'm leaving it to cool before I try it again. It's a shame cause it was delicious before I added the milk, but obviously not liquidy enough for a soup. I also didn't have any brown sugar as per the comments but I had demerera sugar, let's just say I'm glad I put a little in a side dish to see if it would work, cause it did NOT.

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  • Binder photo Lesley

    02 February 2013

    Lesley rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Some chilli gave a nice kick to it. Very easy soup to make with few ingredients.

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  • Binder photo Maddy

    10 February 2013

    Maddy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Looks delish, I'll make it like the comments suggest!

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  • Binder photo Mihaela

    12 March 2013

    Mihaela rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love the fact that it has no stock cube in it! Also it tastes great!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Counts as 1 of 5-a-day

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151 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 2 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 11g, sugar 11g, salt 0.51 g

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