Tomato & basil soup

Name: Tomato & basil soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 5 sundried tomatoes roughly chopped; 3 x 400g cans plum tomatoes; 500ml turkey or vegetable stock; 1tsp sugar any type, or more to taste; 140ml soured cream; 1tbsp pesto; basil leaves to serve

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Serves 6 - 8

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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This rich tomato and basil soup recipe combines fruity sundried tomatoes with tinned tomatoes, finished with a swirl of homemade basil pesto.

Egg-free

Low calorie

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Ingredients

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1tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves

crushed
5 sundried tomatoes

roughly chopped
3 x 400g cans plum tomatoes
500ml turkey or vegetable stock
1tsp sugar

any type, or more to taste
140ml soured cream
1tbsp pesto
basil leaves

to serve

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Nutrition: per serving (8)

kcal211

low
fat13g
saturates4g
carbs16g
sugars15g

low
fibre4g
protein5g
salt0.7g

low

Method

step 1

Heat the butter or oil in a large pan, then add the garlic and soften for a few minutes over a low heat. Add the sundried tomatoes, canned tomatoes, stock, sugar and seasoning, then bring to a simmer. Let the soup bubble for 10 mins until the tomatoes have broken down a little.
step 2

Whizz with a stick blender, adding half the pot of soured cream as you go. Taste and adjust the seasoning – add more sugar if you need to. Serve in bowls with 1 tbsp or so of the pesto swirled on top, a little more soured cream and scatter with basil leaves.

RECIPE TIPS

HEARTY RICE & SEAFOOD SOUP

Heat 2 tbsp oil from the sundried/SunBlush tomatoes in a large saucepan. Add 185g sliced chorizo and 1 sliced onion and fry until golden. Follow the recipe above, leaving out the soured cream and pesto, then add the chorizo and onion, along with 85g paella rice. Simmer for 20 mins until the rice is tender (add a little water if it gets too thick), tip in a defrosted 400g bag mixed seafood. Once hot, serve in bowls scattered with chopped parsley.

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