Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • Low calorie oil spray
  • 1 large onion (, diced)
  • 3 garlic cloves (, chopped)
  • 400 g ripe tomatoes (, chopped)
  • 250 ml passata
  • 6 freshly torn basil leaves
  • 1/2 L vegetable stock
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 400 g white kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • Chopped basil / parsley to garnish

Instruction

  • Spray the bottom of a medium size saucepan 5 times with the low calorie oil spray. Turn the heat on high under the saucepan, and then once the oil begins to bubble turn the heat down to medium.
  • Add the diced onion and chopped garlic and continually stir both to soften, adding splashes of hot water if either begin to stick or burn. About 5 minutes.
  • Once the onion and garlic are softened add the chopped tomatoes and cook, stirring regularly for 5 minutes.
  • Add the passata, and torn basil leaves then the vegetable stock. Stir the mixture thoroughly together.
  • Allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat, allow to cool a little, and then blitz the soup base mixture thoroughly in a blender / food processor.
  • Add the blended soup base mixture back to the saucepan, add the paprika and the white kidney beans and simmer for approximately 15 minutes.
  • Garnish with chopped basil / parsley to serve.