Slow Cooker Tomato Soup
Serves 4
- 15 g (½oz) fresh basil
- 1 (2lb 5oz) tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 40 g (1 ½oz) butter
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 3 tbsp. tomato puree
- 400 ml (14 fl oz) vegetable stock
- 3 tbsp. crème fraiche
- Pick the basil leaves off the stalks and set aside. Chop the stalks and add them to the pot of a slow cooker, along with all the remaining ingredients except the crème fraiche. Cover with the lid and cook on high for 3hr, until the tomatoes and vegetables are tender.
- Stir in the crème fraiche and reserved basil leaves. Blend the soup (in batches if necessary) until completely smooth, adding a little splash of stock or water if the soup is too thick. Season to taste and serve.