Meike's Cream of Tomato Soup

Name: Meike's Cream of Tomato Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 30 grams of butter; 1 clove of garlic; 1 onion; 700 grams of fresh tomatoes; 70 grams of tomato purée; 1 pinch of salt; 1 teaspoon of sugar; 1 teaspoon of italian herbs; 1 cube of vegetable stock; 500 millilitres of boiling water; 1 large spoonful of crème fraîche; 1 handful of fresh coriander; 1 handful of fresh parsley

Details

From my lovely German friend's cook book. She uses her German soup maker but a saucepan works just as well.

Prepares in 10 mins

Cooks in 30 mins

Serves 4 (resize)

Vegetarian

Not Vegan

Nut Free

Not Dairy Free

Recipe by Lesley

Ingredients

30 grams of Butter

1 clove of Garlic

1 Onion

700 grams of fresh Tomatoes

70 grams of Tomato Purée

1 pinch of Salt

1 teaspoon of Sugar

1 teaspoon of Italian Herbs

1 cube of Vegetable Stock

500 millilitres of boiling Water

1 large spoonful of Crème Fraîche

1 handful of fresh Coriander

1 handful of fresh Parsley

Method

1

Soften chopped onion in the butter for few minutes.

2

Add garlic and fry a few more minutes

3

Chop tomatoes into eighths and add. Add purée, salt, sugar & herbs and soften.

4

Add veg stock and simmer 30 minutes.

5

Stir in crème fraîche.

6

Add most of the coriander OR parsley leaves. Blitz.

7

Garnish each serving with few leaves.

8

Serve with crusty bread.

Notes

The sweeter the tomato, the better the flavour. I use vine-ripened where possible, and the smaller the better.