Straightforward Tomato Soup – using a jar of passata

I tend to ignore the recipes that feature on the back of shop-bought packets and jars assuming they are next-level basic and that I will find something much more sophisticated from my cookbooks or online. However, having made this amazing tomato soup on a whim last week, taken from the back of a Bunalun jar, I won’t be so quick to discount such recipes again. It was so rich and flavoursome I have made it 3 times since.

All you need to make this soup which serves 4 are;

• 25g butter
• 2 medium onions (finely chopped)
• 2 sticks of celery (finely chopped)
• 2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
• a jar of passata (680g) – (I used the Irish brand, Bunalun organic crushed tomato passata)
• 500ml chicken/veg stock
• pinch of sugar, salt and pepper

1. Melt butter in a heavy based saucepan over a low-med heat
2. Once melted, add chopped onions and celery and sweat with the lid on for 10minutes, until soft
3. Add chopped garlic and sweat for another 5 minutes
4. Add the jar of passata, a pinch of sugar and a few twists of salt and pepper
5. Add the boiling stock
6. Bring to a simmer for another 15minutes
7. Blend, check for seasoning
8. And, Enjoy!