Tomato Soup with Kale Pesto

Tomatsuppe med Grønkålspesto

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4–6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Cook Yourself Happy: The Danish Way

By Caroline Fleming

Published 2017

  • About

My darling daughter Josephine fell so in love with my homemade fresh tomato pasta sauce that we decided to make it into a soup. This soup makes a great warming meal for grown-ups, and also works really well for children, especially if you add small cooked pasta shapes to it.

Ingredients

For the Soup

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large red onion, chopped
  • 1 clove

Method

First make the kale pesto. I like quite a coarse consistency so I blend the kale, basil and garlic first with the olive oil, then I add the pine nuts and Parmesan and pulse a few times so it’s chunky. If you like a smooth consistency, then blend all of the pesto ingredients together until combined and smooth. Set aside until needed.

To make the tomato soup, in a large, deep saucepan, he