Saturday, 29 January 2011

Hot soup for a chilly day, and will kids eats healthy food?

I have a theory that even the most turkey drummer addicted veg hating child would eat this. Try it.....

Also, jolly warming for a cold day like today.

My not only but also healthy tomato soup.  
In the winter there are days when I want to taste the sweetness of tomato and see that vibrant red colour in a bowl and not the version straight out of a tin, a la Heinz.  

Sauté 3 large chopped onions and 2-3 chopped cloves of garlic, in veg stock in a large saucepan until soft.  Then add some red or orange peppers, some chopped carrots, a couple of stalks of celery, 1 large tin of chopped tomatoes, a pack of passata (sieved tomatoes) and some stock.  I happened to have a sad bunch of tarragon in the fridge so added that too.  Then I added 2 tins of cannellini beans some red wine vinegar, black pepper, salt or salt substitute and some sugar substitute.  If you prefer you can use either a small can of tomato puree or a splodge of tomato ketchup, to act as a sweetener.  Then I added a block of silken tofu.  You can add a few drops of hot sauce into the mix too, if you like a bit of background spiciness.  

After boiling it gently for about 20 mins until the carrots and celery are soft, I blitzed It up in the vita mix until completely smooth and unctuous.  You can thin it down with water or veggie stock at this point, but it made the most heartwarming thick tomato soup.  It would be good for kids ad they would have no idea that it is actually a "healthy version". 

Thinking about it, I might use sherry vinegar next time or you could use cider vinegar.  Great served with black pepper oatcakes. 

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