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Essence of tomatoes
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Essence of tomatoes

15 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes
Essence of tomatoes

Make Raymond Blanc's flavoursome tomato soup up to 1 day ahead, and keep chilled

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

382
Calories
7g
Protein
15g
Fat
62g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Fennel Bulb 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2½kg cherry vine-ripened tomatoes , roughly chopped
  • 1 stick celery , finely chopped
  • 1 small shallot , finely chopped
  • half fennel bulb, finely chopped
  • 1 small garlic clove , finely chopped
  • 2 sprigs thyme , roughly chopped
  • 4 leaves tarragon , roughly chopped
  • handful basil leaves, roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp golden caster sugar
  • 2 pinches cayenne pepper
  • 5 drops Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 drops Tabasco sauce
  • 4 basil leaves, finely sliced, plus 4 small sprigs
  • 6 large plum vine tomatoes , skinned, seeded and finely diced
  • good-quality extra-virgin olive oil

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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