French Tomato Soup delicate and indulgent

Name: French Tomato Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Provence type tomato soup for 6 persons :1 kilogram (2.2 lb) well ripe tomatoes; 1 big onion; 2 peeled, degermed, crushed and sliced garlic cloves; 1/2 bay leaf; 7 or 8 fresh basil leaves (or 1 pinch of dry basil); 1 pinch of thyme; 1 coffeaspoonful caster sugar; Table salt and semi hot red pepper powder2 soupspoonfuls olive oil

A recipe by Michelin-starred Chef Patrick Asfaux 4.8/5 (17 reviews) · 🍳 4 made it

Prep 10 min

Cook 20 min

Total 30 min

Servings 6 serv.

Ingredients for 6 servings

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Provence type tomato soup for 6 persons :

1 kilogram (2.2 lb) well ripe tomatoes
1 big onion
2 peeled, degermed, crushed and sliced garlic cloves
1/2 bay leaf
7 or 8 fresh basil leaves (or 1 pinch of dry basil)
1 pinch of thyme
1 coffeaspoonful caster sugar

Table salt and semi hot red pepper powder

2 soupspoonfuls olive oil

Step-by-step recipe

Gently stew (covered) thinly sliced onion and garlic into olive oil during 2 minutes

Add the tomatoes cut into slices, add basil, thyme, sugar, salt, bay leaf, red pepper and 1.1 qt (1 liter) (approx 2 pints) water.

Keep boiling during 15 minutes, then get rid of the bay leaf, blend everything and sieve very thinly.

At the last minute, add a dash of olive oil

You can serve this soup either cold or hot

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