Tomato Soup - fresh tomatoes


Ingredients:-

  • 1-1.25kg/2lb 4oz-2lb 12oz ripe tomatoes
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 small carrot
  • 1 celery stick
  • 1 bell pepper
  • Lots of olive oil
  • 2 squirts of tomato purée (about 2 tsp)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1.2 litres/ 2 pints hot vegetable stock (made with boiling water and 4 rounded tsp bouillon powder or 2 stock cubes)
  • 2 tablespoons of orange juice or maybe lemon juice

Method:-

  • Preheat oven to Gas Mark 5
  • Slice and chop the vegetables . Add onion salt and liberally coat in olive oil
  • Roast the vegetables for 45 minutes
  • Stir in tomato puree and liquidise most or all of the vegetables
  • Add the stock, bay leaves and orange juice and simmer. Taste and adjust flavour.

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