Tomato And Paprika Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs fresh tomatoes, skinned and cut into quarters
• 4 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 sticks celery, cut into pieces
• 3 garlic cloves (optional,)
• 2 vegetable bouillon cubes
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried basil, fresh is best
• 500 ml tomato juice
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 peel and chop onion.
• 2 peel and chop potatos.
• 3 wash and chop celery.
• 4 peel garlic chop if preferred.
• 5 place above ingredients in a pan and cover with water. add stock cubes.
• 6 bring to boil and cook until potatos are cooked.
• 7 add fresh tomatoes, tomato juice and basil.
• 8 cook for a further 15 - 20 minutes.
• 9 add paprika and black pepper to taste.
• 10 allow to cool slightly.
• 11 liquidize and then sieve the soup.
• 12 serve with slices of bread dipped in olive oil.
• 13 soup can be frozen.
• 14 .