Nutritive Information
- Calories: 120cal
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Protein: 0.5g
- Carbohydrate: 18g
- Sugar: 17g
- Fibre: 4.5g
Ingredients
- Cucumber ½ , diced
- Red peppers 2 large , deseeded and chopped
- Red onion 1 large, roughly chopped
- Garlic clove 1 large , roughly chopped
- Basil leaves 6 large
- Tomato passata 700 g (1 lb 9 oz)
- Olive oil 1 tablespoon
- Red wine vinegar 4 tablespoons
- Cold chicken 300 ml ( ½ pint )or vegetable stock (recipes page 338) Juice of ½ lemon Black pepper
- TO GARNISH:
- Basil leaves, torn 1 chilli, finely chopped
- Green pepper 1 small , deseeded and diced Croutons
Instructions
- Put the cucumber, red peppers, onion, garlic and basil in a food processor and blend for 1 minute. Add the passata, oil and vinegar and blend until smooth.
- Garnish the bowl of soup with the basil and chilli (if using) and serve the cucumber and pepper dice and the croutons in separate bowls.
