Very easy and cheap tomato soup, dress up your canned tomatoes.
Estimated cost: 1,50 euros for 5 portions.
You'll need:
- 2 cans of canned tomatoes
- 1 can of sliced carrots
- 1 medium onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
- 200 ml water
- 1 vegetable stock
- 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Dash of sea sal, black pepper and hot paprika
- 2 teaspoons of dry basil (or fresh basil pref.)
Chop the onion and garlic cloves into a big saucepan and add the olive oil. Let them fry until golden. Now add the carrots, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, paprika, water (you can use an empty can of tomatoes and measure 1/2 can of water), vegetable stock, basil and sugar.
Let it cook for around 15 minutes on medium heat. Using a hand blender, or transfer this into a blender jug, pure the soup until its smooth and then serve.
This will make for a thick soup if you like it thinner add another 200ml of water.
