b'Super TOMATO AND BASIL SOUP SERVES 2-3ONE LESSONMaking a tasty tomato soup is so easy and this recipe can be made with either tinned tomatoes or passata. For a light lunch, serve the soup with homemade croutons, fresh basil, and Parmesan cheese. VINGREDIENTS METHOD O A O A S U O S L I E T B D N A M T R P P U S 1 large onion, chopped 1.Chop the onions and garlic. 1-2 cloves garlic, finely2.Peel and chop the carrot and potato.chopped or grated3.Put the oil into a large saucepan.Heat1 large potato or sweetgently and then add the chopped onion, potato, chopped potato and carrot and allow to saut for 1 large carrot, chopped 5 minutes over a medium heat. Add the400g tin of choppedgarlic and cook for a further minute.tomatoes or 500ml jar 4.Add the chopped tomatoes and tomato of passatapuree and stir. 2 x 25ml tablespoons5.Put the stock cube into the measuring tomato puree jug.Add 500ml boiling water and stir1 tablespoons olive oiluntil dissolved.Carefully pour onto the1 teaspoon dried basil vegetables.or 1 packet of fresh basil 6.Bring to the boil and turn the heat down1 vegetable stock cubeuntil the soup is simmering.Cook on a 500ml boiling water low heat for a further 15- 20minutes.Salt and pepper7.Add the fresh or dried basil, keeping some spare for decoration then immediately Optional remove soup from the heat. 50-75ml half fat 8.Carefully add the soup to the blendercrme fraiche and blend until the soup is smooth and Homemade croutons lump free. 9.Add crme fraiche and stir in, then testNUTRITION for seasoning. Adjust if necessary. 10. Pour soup into a presentation bowl, addMARKS UP Low calorie a swirl of crme fraiche and serve with Low fat homemade croutons, fresh bread and the MAKE SOME HOMEMADE GARLIC CROUTONSVitamins A & C remaining basil.OR BREAD AND SPRINKLE OVER THE SOUP1-2 of your 5 a dayFOR THAT RUSTIC FEEL AND SERVE. Fibre'