Tomato Leek Soup Recipe
Discover this delicious tomato-leek soup. This recipe is quick to prepare and super tasty. Enjoy this classic with a twist of crispy leek and a little spice. Perfect for busy days or as a bowl filled with comfort food. You can, entirely optionally, have this spicy soup guarded by gooey snakes (Halloween version). Do you still dare to eat your soup?
Ingredients
Bread sticks
- 1 pound savory pie dough divided in eight pieces
- 1 egg size s, beaten
- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds poppy seeds or other topping
- 16 cloves
- 1 beet
Tomato leek soup
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 chili flakes dried, more or less to taste
- 56 ounce diced tomatoes canned
- 3½ cups sieved tomatoes (also called passata)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3½ cups beef broth
- ¼ pound ground beef
- 2 ounces leek Finely sliced
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
Bread sticks
- Preheat the oven to
390 °F or 
350 °F - Cover a baking sheet with baking paper.
- Take a slice of savory pie dough and make a roll of it by rolling that slowly between your palms into a long string. Push one side into a point. Make the other side more round.1 pound savory pie dough
- Make a notch of approximately ½ inch (1 cm) on the round side with a sharp knife. Push a toothpick in there.
- Place the snake on the baking paper and repeat for all slices of savory dough.
- Brush every snake with a beaten egg.1 egg
- Sprinkle sesame seeds (or another topping) on the snake.3 tablespoons sesame seeds
- Put two cloves in the dough at the place of the eyes.16 cloves
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Peel the beetroot and cut it into thin strips. After baking, remove the toothpick from the mouth of the snake. Put a slice of beetroot in there.1 beet
Tomato leek soup
- Put some olive oil in the pan and fry the onion for 3 minutes until it is translucent.1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 onion
- Add the thyme and the chili flakes and stir-fry for 1 minute. Crumble the pepper.1 teaspoon dried thyme, 2 chili flakes
- Add the diced tomatoes, sieved tomatoes, sugar, and stock, and bring to a boil.56 ounce diced tomatoes, 3½ cups sieved tomatoes, 1 tablespoon sugar, 3½ cups beef broth
- Meanwhile, form small balls of the ground beef.¼ pound ground beef
- Lower the heat and add the meatballs.
- Let simmer for 15 minutes.
Serving time
- Pour the tomato soup into a small bowl. Spoon two tablespoons of fresh leek on top.2 ounces leek
- Place a snake bread stick on the cup. Serve immediately.
NOTES
1. Chili flakes: This recipe has been adapted for eating with your family. But if you like it spicy, add some extra chili flakes.
2. Beef stock: Make it yourself with this beef stock recipe, or use a cube.
3. Ground beef: Roll the ground meat into balls for the soup. You can also use half ground beef and half ground pork to make meatballs.
4. Variations:
- Creamy: Add a dash of cream to get a smooth, creamy soup.
- Cheese: It is also nice to grate some grated cheese over the soup in addition to the leek. The cheese melts, and you can spoon it out with the breadstick (delicious).
- Croutons: If you don't have time to make breadsticks, cut some bread into cubes, drizzle with olive oil, and season with herbs. Bake until crispy in the pan or oven.
- Room temperature: You can keep the breadsticks for a day if you pack them airtight.
- Refrigerator: Store the soup in an airtight container for two days.
- Freezer: Pack the breadsticks in a freezer box or bag and store them for up to a month. Allow to thaw at room temperature. You can freeze the soup in a freezer container, and it will keep for up to 2 months.
- Reheat: Heat the soup over medium heat until it is hot. Warm the bread in the oven until it is warm and crispy.
Nutrition
Calories: 428kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 927mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 592IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Iron: 6mg
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