Nora's Kitchen Recipes

Keeping you Slim for Spring

Herb And Tomato Soup

Tangy tomatoes and delicate herbs make this soup a slimming sensation.

2½ Syns per serving | 1 hour 10 minutes | Serves 4

Ingredients

• 3 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes

• 4 spring onions, chopped

• 1 stalk lemongrass, finely chopped

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 1cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped

• 1 level tbsp honey

• 275ml hot chicken stock

• 150ml dry white wine

• Juice and grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon

• 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint

• 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander

• Sprigs of coriander, to serve

Method

1. Put the canned tomatoes and their juice, the spring onions, lemongrass, garlic and ginger in a large non-stick saucepan and heat through gently. Add the honey and simmer over a low heat for about 10 minutes, until the mixture reduces and thickens a little.

2. Add the chicken stock, white wine, lemon juice and zest and the chopped herbs. Simmer for 30 minutes.

3. Strain the soup through a sieve into a large bowl, pressing the tomatoes down with a spoon to release their juices. Discard anything left in the sieve.

4.Season to taste and serve hot, with the coriander sprinkled over. Alternatively, cool, then cover and chill.