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This is a great winter recipe and very simple to make. Serve it with hot crusty bread or croutons for a warming winter meal.

Tomato Savoury Soup

Ingredients:

3  large tomatoes, peeled
1  medium onion, chopped
1  clove garlic, crushed
1  tsp salt
1/4  tsp pepper
2   sprigs winter savory (if you can’t get winter savory you can use fresh dill)
1  tbsp tomato paste
1/4  cup cold water
1/2  cup cooked macaroni
1  cup chicken stock
3/4  cup cream

Method:

1. Slice tomatoes into a saucepan.
2. Add chopped onion, crushed garlic, chopped winter savory, tomato paste and water.
3. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes.
4. Transfer to electric blender. Add cooked macaroni, cover and blend on high speed.
5. Add chicken stock and 1/2 the cream. Blend once more.
6. Return to stove and heat gently but do not allow to boil!
7. Serve hot with remaining cream swirled in at the last minute.

Tips

Instead of transferring the soup to a blender, you can simply remove the saucepan from the heat and use a stick mixer to blend it in the saucepan – saves a bit of washing up. Then just add the other ingredients to the saucepan.

Although the recipe calls for macaroni, you can use any cooked plain pasta including wholemeal pastas. All the macaroni does is thicken the soup a little.

If your tomatoes are not as ripe as you would like, you can add 1 tsp of sugar to the recipe to remove some of the tartness. In fact many recipes that call for tomatoes often use a little bit of sugar.

Variations

Instead of cream, you can use sour cream if you prefer. You could even use natural yoghurt (ie, unsweetened).

Serves: 4