Tomato and Paprika Soup

Sueyous's Note:

I made this recipe with ingredients I had in the kitchen today. I was given the last of the tomatos from one of my friends gardens, I had a few potatos, some celery and so I set out to make soup. Wasn't sure what the end result would be, but apparently it is a hit with my family, bless them, I love their encouragement.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8-10

Yield: 2.0 litre

• 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

Directions:

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.
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Reviews

[Chef #857404]

We have an abundance of fresh tomatoes in the garden this year, so I had to find something to make using them and this was perfect. I've never made a tomato soup before and found this to be easy and very good. I followed the recipe as closely as I could, except I used chicken bouillon instead of the veggie bouillon (I'd love to know where to find vegetable bouillon cubes) I also substituted V-8 juice (16oz) for the tomato juice since that is what I had on hand. I used the blender to puree everything and served it just like that. It was a nice thick soup that I'll make again. The only thing I would add would be a little salt or Mrs. Dash. Thanks for sharing.