Tuesday, April 20, 2010

TOMATO SOUP WITH BASIL AND CROUTONS...


So was thinking entree' so thought soup! Plus there were lots of tomatoes I bought the other day to use up so worked well!
I really have never liked tomato soup so was interested to see how my taste buds would like this one! It was rather easy to make, except that I made quite a mess trying to use a sieve instead of a food mill seeing as I don't have a food mill....let alone know what it is!! haha
So anyway when the sieve didn't work, seeing as I am guessing we are suppose to be seperating the tomato skin and onion from the soup although most of the nice chunky tomato bits didn't go through the sieve either...ANYWAY I ended up using a hand held blender which didn't really blend the skin or onion anyway...so chunky soup it is!! haha!! which I love anyway! never been a fan or watery or non-chunky soup so I didn't mind that my attempts to make it smooth and silky didn't work!
Anyway Grandpa and Mum gave it an 8 out of ten and had rather positive feedback (unlike the pasta recipe to follow in next blog)...
So even I enjoyed it..it wasn't like an explosion of yumminess and goodness or anything but I guess rather nice...
Worth a try if you have some lovely juicy tomatoes and the smell of butter, onion and tomato simmering away is divine!!

1 comment:

  1. ok so driving to penrith everyday i pass so many farms etc, heaps of them sell cheap tomatoes by the side of the road, im gonna buy a box then get u to make this recipe again for me.
    from your BIGGEST fan!

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