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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal151
  • fat2g
  • saturates2g
  • carbs13g
  • sugars11g
  • fibre11g
  • protein7g
  • salt0.51g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the olive oil in a large pan, then tip in the onion and garlic. Cook over a moderate heat until the onion has softened, about 5 mins. Stir in the tomato purée, then pour in the chopped tomatoes and basil leaves, and bring up to the boil. Turn the heat down and leave to simmer for about 15 mins until thick and full of flavour. If you like a smooth soup, whizz the mixture at this point to form a smooth sauce. Can now be cooled and frozen for up to 1 month.

  • step 2

    To finish the soup, tip the tomato mixture into a pan. Spoon the baking soda into a small bowl and pour over 1 tbsp or so of the milk. Mix together until there are no lumps, then tip into the tomato mix and pour over the milk. Bring up to a boil (the mixture will froth, but don’t worry – it will go away). Gently simmer for about 5 mins until ready to serve.

RECIPE TIPS
EMMA SAYS...

Creamy tomato soup is the stuff of childhood, and it’s simple to make

yourself. I didn’t want to overload it with cream and came across this

idea of using baking soda when I lived in America – it stops the milk

from curdling. Don’t worry, you won’t taste the baking soda at all.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2007

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A star rating of 3.9 out of 5.151 ratings

froggynikesGVqOIB

As per the other comments, if you follow the recipe the soup is bland and tasteless. Thank goodness someone suggested more tomato purée, a veg stock cube and some paprika. It's now edible !

Ciris

No, sorry, not real tomato soup - where are the real tomatoes, not tinned, and why add bicarb YUK, apart from the fact that this upsets my husbands stomach and also bad for my high blood pressure. Made tomato soup for years with roasted tomatoes, much more tasty than this.

mistu.gray02609

Please don’t waste your ingredients or time making this soup! I’m not a fussy cook or eater but this is tasteless with no hint of tomato. I was wondering if it’s been tested before publishing? Avoid!

bexnhats

Totally agree

charlottedickens_75

I've been making this recipie for years. It needs some tweeks as if you take it liberally, you'll end up with some super wet tastless soup.. I've tried with posh tinned tomatoes and cheap tomatoes. All end upntasty..

charlottedickens_75

The secret is, cook the first steps down to a super thick paste.. make sure you fry off the tomatoe puree to release the oils before you add tinned. Make the base so thick that when you put a spoon in it, it moves to one side and stays there. Be careful of how much milk you put in, do it gradual.…

bhuypsz5bqoiRuMpan

Toddler laps up tomato soup at nursery so I thought I would try this out at home. After reading the comments, I used 1tsp of dried basil, 1/2tsp smoked paprika, 1/4tsp coconut sugar and1 veg stock cube. I also used 1/4 tsp of white pepper and of salt and a lil pat of butter. I have no complaints!…

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