Classic Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• • 2 tbsp olive oil
• • 1 onion, diced
• • 2 cloves garlic, minced
• • 800g canned tomatoes
• • 500ml vegetable stock
• • 1 tsp sugar
• • 2 tbsp tomato paste
• • 100ml cream
• • Salt
• • Black pepper
• • A few basil leaves, to serve

Method

1. Heat the oil in a pot and cook the onion over medium heat for 5 minutes until soft.
2. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
3. Stir in the tomato paste, canned tomatoes, stock and sugar. Simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Blend until smooth using a stick blender or upright blender.
5. Stir through the cream and season to taste with salt and pepper.
6. Ladle into bowls and top with torn basil leaves.