A really easy recipe for a deli­cious tomato soup. Serve with croutons and some sour cream.

Serves 1 or 2

Cooking & Preparation time: ~1½ hours

Ingredients:

• 2 tins chopped tomato
• 1 Onion
• 3 cloves Garlic
• 1 Carrot
• 1 stick Celery
• 1 Bay leaf
• Small bunch of fresh Thyme
• Olive Oil
• Salt & Pepper
• Sour Cream to serve

Method:

1. Slice all the veget­ables very thinly.
2. Heat some olive oil in a pan, once hot fry the onions until they begin to go brown.
3. Add the rest of the veget­ables and fry for about 5 mins.
4. Add the tinned tomato, bay leaf and thyme, cover pan with lid and sim­mer on medium heat for 45mins.
5. Pour into a sieve and use the back of a spoon to squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
6. Return the sieved soup back to the pan and sim­mer for a fur­ther 15 mins.
7. Add salt and pep­per to taste.
8. Serve with sour cream and crusty bread.