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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Simple, yet elegant, your family will love this delicious soup. Ingredients:
1/2 cup cherry, tom thumb, or grape tomatoes |
8 green olives, pitted and slivered |
4 garlic cloves, finely minced |
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil (or 2 tbsp dried) |
2 1/2 tbsp olive oil |
salt and pepper to taste preferences |
2 tbsp crumbled feta cheese (optional) |
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped |
1/2 tsp fennel seeds |
1 orange |
2 500 ml tetripack cartons of tomato or tomato with red pepper soup |
pinch cayenne pepper |
4 diagonally sliced pieces of baguette, toasted |
Directions:
1. slice tomatoes into quarters and place in small bowl along with olives
2. add 1 minced garlic clove, basil, and1 1/2 tbsp of the olive oil
3. add salt and pepper to your taste preference
4. gently stir in Feta if using
5. set aside
6. heat remaining oil over medium heat
7. add onion and cook two minutes
8. add remaining garlic, fennel seeds, and 2 wide strips of orange peel
9. saute until onion is tender
10. add the tetripacked soup
11. add 1/4 cup of juice from the orange
12. add the cayenne pepper
13. simmer, covered - for 10 minutes to blend all the flavors
14. discard the orange peel
15. Ladle into soup bowls
16. add one baguette piece per bowl
17. divide tomato mixture onto baguettes
18. Enjoy!
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