Instructions

  1. Heat the butter or olive oil in a thick saucepan, and add in the chopped onion, garlic and potato and soften them gently without browning for about 10-15 minutes.
  2. Add the tomatoes, if you are using dried basil then add it in now alongwith the worcestershire sauce, stir well and let them cook for a minute.
  3. Pour in the stock and give it a good stir and season with salt and pepper and cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
  4. Blitz the soup and then pass it through a sieve to extract the skins and pips.
  5. Check seasoning, add in the fresh basil then return the pan to heat and bring to boil again.
  6. Serve hot or ice-cold.