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Tomato and vegetable soup

Tomato and vegetable soup

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A lighter tomato soup than a minestrone: a puree of tomatoes, mulberry, leek, celery, carrot, and cauliflower, flavored with fresh herbs.

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Recipe from JopkeB, Erik Baas, De Wikischim (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This soup is similar to minestrone, but it’s lighter, without navy beans or macaroni. Fresh herbs give it its distinctive flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$4.00 $1.00 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.31
  • $1.67
  • $0.15
  • $0.06
  • $0.34
  • $0.08
  • $0.11
  • $0.28

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the tomatoes in a pot with some water and cook them for 10 to 15 minutes, until they are soft.
  2. Mash them or strain them. Clean the pot. ≈ 8 min
  3. Chop the onion and sauté it in the oil in a saucepan. ≈ 8 min
  4. Thoroughly wash the leek and chop it into rings. Add it to the pot, mix, and cook for 2 minutes.
  5. Wash the other vegetables and chop them into pieces. ≈ 8 min
  6. Add the broth and tomato and potato puree, and bring to a boil.
  7. Add the remaining vegetables, herbs, and pepper. ≈ 3 min
  8. Let the vegetables cook over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes: they should remain slightly firm.

The bill

Tomato and vegetable soup

  • 500 g of tomato mulberry$1.31
  • 600 ml of broth$1.67
  • 1 onion$0.15
  • 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil paint$0.06
  • 1 leek$0.34
  • 1 stalk of celery$0.08
  • 75 grams of carrots$0.11
  • 75 g of cauliflower florets$0.28

Total$4.00

that's $1.00 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of tomato mulberry
  • 600 ml of broth
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil paint
  • 1 leek
  • 1 stalk of celery
  • 75 grams of carrots
  • 75 g of cauliflower florets
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs, chopped (thyme, oregano, lemon balm, or marjoram)
  • A pinch of pepper

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