Carol's Italian Tomato Soup
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Extra virgin oilve oil
- 2 large garlic cloves. crushed
- 1 large onion. chopped
- 900g/2lb ripe vine tomatoes . deseeded and chopped
- 425ml/15floz vegetable stock
- salt and pepper
- 4tbsp fresh basil. chopped
- 4tbsp mascarpone
- Fresh Basil Leaves to Garnish
- fresh ciabatta sliced
- mozzarella. thinly sliced
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Description
My late Auntie Carol gave me this recipe after we went out for dinner one Sunday and we had gorgeous tomato and basil soup. Miss you Carol xx
Method
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1
* Heat oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat.
* Add the garlic and onion and cook, stirring for about 2
minutes until slightly softened.
* Add the tomatoes and their juices and cook for a further
3 minutes, then pour in the stock and season with salt &
pepper.
* Bring to the boil then lower the heat, cover the pan and
simmer for about 35-40 minutes.
* Remove the heat and leave to cool for 10 minutes.
* Transfer half of the soup into a food processor and blend
until smooth. Return to the pan with the rest of the soup.
* Stir in the chopped basil and cook for a further 5
minutes.
* Stir in the mascarpone and heat through briefly.
* Remove from the heat and ladle into serving bowls.
Garnish with sprigs of fresh basil and serve with slices of ciabatta topped with thin slices of mozzarella.
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This soup looks absolutely delicios - well done Auntie Carol!! And well done you for sharing...! Im going to make a massive pot of this and keep it in the freezer for lunch time snacks!