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Tomato soup

Serve this tasty tomato, lemon and celery soup either cold or re-heated.

Ingredients

2 T butter
2 onion (medium sized, chopped)
4 celery (leaves included, cut into chunks)
1 lemon (grated rind and juice only)
6 tomato (fresh, quartered)
3 c broth (chicken broth or stock)
1 t sugar
  salt (to taste)
  pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  1. Melt the butter in a pan, add onions and cook for 5 minutes on a low heat. Add celery and cook for a further 2-3 minutes. Don't allow the onion to turn brown.
  2. Put lemon rind, lemon juice, tomatoes and broth into the pan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes, incorporating the sugar after 10-15 minutes.
  3. Remove from the heat. Allow to cool a little and liquidize, season with salt and pepper.
Total time
1 hour
Cooking time
45
Preparation time
15
Yield
6 servings

Notes

If you don't have fresh tomatoes, substitute 6 fresh tomatoes with 1 can (15 oz) tomatoes.

Source

International cuisine

easy, simmer, vegetables
soups, appetizers, lunch, dinner
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