Tomato Soup with Toasts
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 25g butter
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 1 stick celery, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato sauce
- 750ml vegetable stock
- 1 tbsp creamed horseradish
- 75ml light evaporated milk
- 8 slices white bread
- 4 slices emmenthal
- 4 slices ham
Method
- STEP 1Melt butter ina large saucepan and cook the onion and celery for about 8 minutes until softened. Add the garlic and cook for a further minute. Tip in the tomatoes, sauce and stock, and season well. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 minutes. Whizz until smooth.
- STEP 2Return to the saucepan, stir in the horseradish and light evaporated milk and heat gently (do not boil).
- STEP 3Toast the bread then make 4 sandwiches with the ham and cheese. Cut into solder soldiers and serve with soup.