Roasted tomato pesto soup
Sweet, roasted tomatoes and delicious Sacla' pesto combine to make the perfect tomato pesto soup. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Ingredients
- 1 kg tomatoes halved or quartered if plump
- 2 carrots peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 large red onions roughly chopped
- 2 plump garlic cloves
- 4 tablespoons olive oil to taste
- salt and pepper
- 750 ml vegetable stock (or up to 1 litre if you prefer a watery texture)
- 2 tablespoons Sacla' free from tomato pesto optional
- pinch of sugar
- fresh basil leaves to garnish
For the pesto croutons
- 3-4 slices bread
- ½ jar Sacla' classic basil pesto
- flaked sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan)/200°C/gas mark 6.
- Tip the tomatoes, carrots, red onions and garlic into a roasting tray. Toss with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 45 minutes until soft and golden.
- While they're roasting, whip up the croutons. Tear the bread into rough bite-sized pieces, spread them out onto a baking tray and mix thoroughly with the pesto and oil and a generous pinch of salt.
- Put them in the oven, on the shelf above the veg, and cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring once, until crisp and toasty (timings may vary depending on what type of bread you use). Remove from the oven and set aside.
- When the vegetables are soft and golden, scrape them all into a large saucepan along with any lovely caramelised sticky bits from the bottom of the roasting tray.
- Add the hot stock and heat gently over a medium heat. Simmer for 15 minutes then, using a stick blender, purée the soup, adding a little extra stock if needed until you get the consistency you like.
- Stir through the tomato pesto and season to taste with salt, pepper, and a pinch of sugar.
- Stir well then serve with a handful of crunchy pesto croutons and a few basil leaves.
Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and is intended as a guide only. It does not include the serving suggestions.
Nutrition
Calories: 246kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 857mgPotassium: 777mgFiber: 5gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 7732IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 1mg
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