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Cream of Tomato - Continental (Cream De tomato in French)



















Ø  350 gm tomatoes
Ø  30 gms carrots
Ø  30 gms turnip
Ø  30 gms onion
Ø  30 gms butter
Ø  30 gms flour
Ø  300 ml milk
Ø  750 ml stock
Ø  Salt, pepper to taste
Ø  30 gms bread slices (for garnish)


Clean and chop the tomatoes, chop onions, carrots, turnip. Cover with water, add salt , pepper and cook the vegetables till all the vegetables are soft and tender.

Strain the stock and keep it aside.

Make a paste (puree) and keep it aside

Prepare a white sauce with flour, butter and milk. Cool it and add it to the tomato paste.

Add the mixture of white sauce and tomato paste to the stock and re-boil it.

Strain it again and serve garnished with croutons (cubes of fried bread). Serve with bread rolls.