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Tomato soup with herbed cream cheese croutons

Name: Tomato soup with herbed cream cheese croutons
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: ½ loaf sourdough, crusts removed; ¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil; 1kg truss tomatoes, quartered; ½ bunch basil, leaves picked; 4 garlic cloves, peeled and cut in half; 1 tsp caster sugar; 1 tbs champagne or white wine vinegar; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp Tabasco sauce; Micro rocket to serve (optional); 125g cream cheese, softened; 1 eschalot, finely chopped; 1 tbs each finely chopped parsley and chives; Finely grated zest and juice of ½ lemon

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Tomato soup with herbed cream cheese croutons

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by Shannon Bennett

Chef

Jun 01, 2017

This flavour-filled soup will soon become a family favourite.

½ loaf sourdough, crusts removed
¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil
1kg truss tomatoes, quartered
½ bunch basil, leaves picked
4 garlic cloves, peeled and cut in half
1 tsp caster sugar
1 tbs champagne or white wine vinegar
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
Micro rocket to serve (optional)

Herbed cream cheese

125g cream cheese, softened
1 eschalot, finely chopped
1 tbs each finely chopped parsley and chives
Finely grated zest and juice of ½ lemon

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 180°C fan-forced. Tear bread into 3cm pieces and place in a bowl. Drizzle over oil and toss to coat. Place on a paper-lined tray and bake 15 minutes or until golden. Set aside.
2.

To make the soup, place the tomatoes, basil and garlic in a food processor and whiz until finely processed, then pass though a fine sieve into a saucepan (the sieve should catch the basil leaves).
3.

Add sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco to the pan. Season to taste and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook 10 minutes for flavours to infuse.
4.

For the herbed cream cheese, combine all the ingredients in a bowl, and season to taste. Dip the croutons in the cream cheese.
5.

Serve soup with the cream cheese croutons and top with micro rocket and freshly cracked pepper.