Italian Tomato and Basil Soup

I know, I know! This is my last minute entry for the two events: Dhivya’s “AWED: Italian” event and Dee’s “Herb Mania – Basil” event.

I got the recipe from here. I made minor changes to the original recipe such as using milk instead of whipping cream and dry basil flakes instead of fresh basil as I don’t have them on hand. Still, it tasted so great and refreshing.

Ingredients: (Serves 1 person)

• 2 medium tomatoes
• 1 tsp dry sweet basil flakes (available in stores)
• 1 tsp Olive Oil
• ½ cup milk
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Preparation:

Chop tomatoes into small pieces. In a microwave safe bowl, combine chopped tomatoes + basil flakes + oil + salt. Place the bowl in the microwave, cover and run the microwave for 5 minutes (or according to individual MW settings).

Then stir well and leave it for some time to cool. Later transfer the contents to a blender jar and blend until soft. Add a little water if needed. Finally add the milk and run the blender again just to blend them well.

Remove and transfer to a serving bowl, sprinkle black pepper powder and enjoy.

If hot soup is preferred, reheat the soup in the microwave and slurp.

Note: This soup can be prepared on stove top too. Just follow the procedure and instead of microwave use the stove to cook the tomatoes. Rest of the process is the same.