A Quick and Easy Tomato Soup Recipe with Fresh Tomatoes
A simple and tasty filling tomato soup made with fresh tomatoes and that is easy to make and very filling.
Ingredients
- 0.70 kg tomatoes US weighs 1-1/2 lbs
- 28 g butter (1oz US)
- 1.4 kg water US 3 pints
- 57 g of rice 2 oz US
- 1 large onion
- 1 teaspoonful of herbs
- Vegetable stock cube
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
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Chop up the tomatoes
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Finely chop your onion
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Put the tomatoes, rice and the onions into a saucepan with your water and cook for approximately 20 minutes.
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Add your herbs, salt and pepper to your taste and all the other ingredients to the saucepan
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Cook on the hob until your rice is soft and fully cooked
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This soup is chunky. If you prefer a smooth soup simply blend it.
Recipe Notes
If you run out of fresh tomatoes you can substitute them for a tin of tomatoes instead. You simply need to reduce the water by 1/3.
Note: the cooking time will vary depending on the type of rice you buy. The rice I used is easy cook, and takes about 20 minutes, some will take longer. Just check it is fluffy.
