French Tomato Soup

When we went to Paris, we tried an authentic French soup and it tasted really nice and was healthy at the same time.

The ingredients

· 5 ripe fresh tomatoes

· 2 cloves of garlic

· 2 onions(white)

· 2 leeks

· 2 carrots

· 2 celery

· 1/4 cauliflower

· 1 small greenbell pepper

· 1 1/2 cup tomato sauce

· 5 cups of water

· 1 chicken broth

· 1 teaspoon basil

· 2 pcs drined bayleaf

· 2 tablespoon butter

· 2 tablespoon olive oil

· 1/3 teaspoon sugar

Peel and de-seed the tomatoes. For easy peeling, you can put them in boiling hot water for a moment. Wash with cold water and peel.

In sauce pan fry gently in the olive oil and butter the onions.

When they are soft, add water, tomato sauce, tomatoes, basil, bayleaf, garlic, leeks, carrots, cauliflower and celery. Simmer very gently for 10 minutes.

Add water and salt, pepper and greenbell pepper. Simmer for a further 15 minutes.

Serve with parmesan to sprinkle on top.

Have fun and enjoy cooking.