Domates çorbası – Turkish tomato soup

Name: Domates çorbası – Turkish tomato soup
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 1 kg ripe tomatoes or 800 g passata; 1 onion, 1 clove garlic; 2 tbsp butter, 2 tbsp flour; 1 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tsp sugar; 800 ml water or stock; Salt, pepper, dried oregano; 100 g grated kaşar, croutons

Turkish tomato soup is creamy, lightly thickened and served with grated kaşar cheese. Use ripe tomatoes in summer and passata in winter.

Time: 30 minServings: 4Difficulty: easy

Method

Score the tomatoes, blanch, peel and roughly dice.
Soften onion and garlic in butter, add the flour and stir for 1 minute.
Add tomato paste, tomatoes, sugar and water and simmer for 15 minutes.
Blend until smooth, pass through a sieve and season with salt, pepper and oregano.
Serve sprinkled with kaşar and croutons.

Tip from the storeRipe vine tomatoes from our vegetable section give the soup the best colour.

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