Chilled fennel and tomato soup

Name: Chilled fennel and tomato soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, roughly chopped; 2 clove/s cloves garlic, crushed; 20 g pack thyme, leaves chopped; 1½ tsp sweet smoked paprika; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 4 bulb/s bulbs Fennel (about 650g), cut into 2cm cubes, fronds reserved; 1½ tsp fine sea salt; 60 ml vermouth or Pernod (or white wine); 500 g tomatoes, roughly chopped; 500 ml vegetable stock; 2 tsp Cooks’ Ingredients Basil Oil; Crusty bread, to serve (optional)

Add a bit of crunch – top with croutons, toasted flaked almonds or diced cucumber. The soup can also be served hot.

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VegetarianLow fatLow in saturated fat2 of your 5 a day

Serves4
CourseBuffet
Prepare15 mins
Cook40 mins
Total time55 mins
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3 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, roughly chopped
2 clove/s cloves garlic, crushed
½ x 20g pack thyme, leaves chopped
1½ tsp sweet smoked paprika
1 tbsp tomato purée
4 bulb/s bulbs Fennel (about 650g), cut into 2cm cubes, fronds reserved
1½ tsp fine sea salt
60ml vermouth or Pernod (or white wine)
500g tomatoes, roughly chopped
500ml vegetable stock
2 tsp Cooks’ Ingredients Basil Oil
Crusty bread, to serve (optional)

Put the oil in a medium pan and set over a medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook for about 8 minutes, stirring from time to time, until softened. Add the garlic, thyme, paprika and tomato purée; cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring. Add the fennel, salt and plenty of black pepper. Stir, increase the heat to high, add the vermouth and cook for 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until the fennel is really soft and has a lot of colour.
Add the tomatoes, pour over the stock, bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to medium, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Take off the heat, cool a little, then whizz in a high-speed blender until smooth; cover and chill for about 3 hours (or overnight). Top with the basil oil and fennel fronds and serve with crusty bread, if liked.

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