"Phred" > wrote in message

> Anyone care to share? I can't offer a favourite of my own because I
> 've never made tomato soup before. Hoping to change that!

Here's mine (I abandoned my previous recipe once I found this one as
it was an instant hit). It's best with good home grown summer
tomatoes and basil but just try to get really ripe toms at this time
of year:

TOMATO SOUP WITH BASIL
1 large onion, 50g/2oz butter, 675g/ 1 and a half lb tomatoes, 600ml/1
pint chicken stock, S & P, pinch sugar, 3 Tblspns chopped Basil

Peel,c hop onion. Melt butter, cook onion gently till soft. chop
toms, add to onion. Stir for a few mins. Add stock. Bring to simmer
for 20 mins, add S & P. Push through seive (or Mouli) Adjust
seasoning(can also be chilled at this stage and served cold - add
basil 10 mins before serving) if serving hot, add basil, rehat and
serve.