Creamy Apple And Tomato Soup Food

CREAMY APPLE AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrot; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute more or until fragrant.
• Add water, apples, apple cider, tomato sauce and tomato paste to saucepan; stir to combine. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove soup from heat. Carefully blend mixture with hand-held immersion blender until smooth. Stir in milk. Top each serving with cheese.

APPLE TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
• Add onions and garlic and sauté until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.
• Add apples, tomatoes, bay leaves, salt, and pepper to the pot and stir to combine.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until apples are very soft and tomatoes have released most of their liquid - about 45 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat. Remove and discard the bay leaves.
• Use an immersion blender to carefully purée soup until it's smooth. This can take a few minutes!
• Taste soup and add salt if necessary.
• Serve immediately. Garnish with a drizzle of good olive oil and a bit of fresh cracked pepper (optional).

CREAMY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Put the oil, onions, celery, carrots, potatoes and bay leaves in a big casserole dish, or two saucepans. Fry gently until the onions are softened - about 10-15 mins. Fill the kettle and boil it.
• Stir in the tomato purée, sugar, vinegar, chopped tomatoes and passata, then crumble in the stock cubes. Add 1 litre boiling water and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 15 mins until the potato is tender, then remove the bay leaves. Purée with a stick blender (or ladle into a blender in batches) until very smooth. Season to taste and add a pinch more sugar if it needs it. The soup can now be cooled and chilled for up to 2 days, or frozen for up to 3 months.
• To serve, reheat the soup, stirring in the milk - try not to let it boil. Serve in small bowls for the children with cheesy sausage rolls then later in bowls for the adults as Hot Bloody Mary soup (see 'Goes well with' recipes, below).

CREAMY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan.
• Saute celery, carrots and onions in melted butter until tender.
• Stir in flour.
• Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add the tomatoes, sugar, basil, marjoram, bay leaf and chicken stock.
• Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and discard bay leaf.
• Puree well (in batches) in a food processor or blender, or use a thunderstick.
• Add all remaining ingredients and stir well.
• Reheat to serve hot, or refrigerate and serve cold later. It also works at room temperature, but I like warm to hot best.