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Basil Tomato Soup Recipe
How to make Basil Tomato Soup
Tomatoes and carrots blended together in this soup, garnished with basil leaves, olive oil and zesty lemon.
- Total Cook Time 45 mins
- Prep Time 15 mins
- Cook Time 30 mins
- Recipe Servings2
- Easy
Ingredients of Basil Tomato Soup
- Celery
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- 2 cloves Garlic, chopped
- 2 Onions, chopped
- 2 Carrots , chopped
- 1 can Tinned tomatoes
- 2 Tomatoes, chopped
- 1 1/2 litre Vegetable stock
- Salt and pepper
- For masala:
- 2 sprigs Basil
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Lemon zest
How to Make Basil Tomato Soup
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Heat a deep bottomed pan and add olive oil, garlic, onions, carrots, and chopped celery.
2.
Cook for 10 minutes on a slow flame.
3.
Add tinned tomatoes, chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock, rock salt and pepper to the vegetables.
4.
Let the vegetables simmer for 10-15 minutes.
5.
Remove from heat.
6.
Blend the vegetables into a thick soup.
Prepare Masala:
1.
In a pestle, add basil leaves, extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper and lemon zest.
2.
Pound the mixture using mortar
3.
Garnish the soup with the masala and serve hot.