Potato, Tomato and Basil Soup

Name: Potato, Tomato and Basil Soup
Ingredients: 700 g/1½ lb new potatoes, washed and coarsely chopped; 1 tsp salt; 450 g/1 lb ripe tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and finely chopped; 4 tbsp olive oil; 1 large white onion, peeled and finely chopped, or 2 bunches of spring; onions, trimmed and finely chopped; 1 bay leaf; 5 thyme sprigs; 50 g/2 oz butter; 1.4 litres/2½ pints water; a small bunch of basil, leaves only; red wine vinegar, to taste; pepper

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Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Roast Chicken & Other Stories

By Simon Hopkinson and Lindsey Bareham

Published 1994

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