Mary Berry's tomato and tarragon soup with mozzarella croûtes - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Mary Berry’ s tomato and tarragon soup with mozzarella croûtes By You Magazine - February 17, 2019 Tomato is usually paired with basil, but tarragon goes beautifully with it, too, as shown in this tomato and tarragon soup recipe. Sourdough bread is ideal for making the croûtes as it really adds to the flavour. Georgia Glynn Smith SERVES 6 PREP TIME: 10 minutes COOK TIME: 25-30 minutes 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to serve (optional) 2 large onions, sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes (see note) 4 tomatoes, chopped 2 tbsp tomato purée 500ml (18fl oz) vegetable or chicken stock 1 tbsp caster sugar 1 tbsp chopped tarragon leaves 3 tbsp double cream FOR THE CROUTES 2 slices of sourdough or other good-quality bread 1 tbsp olive oil 100g (4oz) mozzarella, coarsely grated 1. Heat the 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat, add the onions and fry for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until just softened and lightly golden brown. Add the garlic and fry for another 15 seconds. Add the tinned and fresh tomatoes, the tomato purée, stock and sugar, and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover with a lid and simmer for about 15 minutes. 2. Add the tarragon and cream, then season well with salt and pepper and blend until smooth using a hand blender. 3. Meanwhile, preheat the grill to medium. 4. Toast the slices of bread on one side under the grill. Turn them over, brush the untoasted sides with the olive oil and cover with the mozzarella. Place back under the grill to cook for about 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted. Use a small pastry cutter to stamp out rounds to make 12–18 croûtes (see note). 5. Spoon the soup into bowls and top each one with croûtes plus a drizzle of olive oil, if you like, before serving. COOK’S NOTES Use good-quality tinned tomatoes, as they will greatly enhance the colour of the soup. Stamping out rounds is a quick way of making croûtes but you could use slices of thin baguette. If you don’t have time to make croûtes, just top the soup with some grated mozzarella. PREPARE AHEAD The soup can be made up to a day ahead and reheated. The croûtes can be prepared (up until topping with cheese) up to 4 hours ahead and then cooked under the grill to serve. FREEZE The soup freezes well without the croûtes. SAVE 20 PER CENT ON MARY’S NEW BOOK Mary Berry Quick Cooking will be published by BBC Books on 21 February, price £22. As well as Mary’s introduction, the book contains more than 100 all-new recipes, plus her crucial tips for each one. Chapters include: Light Bites and Tapas; Speedy Soups; Salads and Grains; Fish; Poultry and Game; Pork, Lamb and Beef; Rice, Noodles and Pasta; Quick Veg; Puddings, and Baking. To order a copy for £17.60 until 3 March, visit mailshop.co.uk/books or call 0844 571 0640; p&p is free on orders over £15. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved