Tómatsúpa

Tomato soup

Of course, this is not the recipe for the delicious homemade tomato soup that is available in Friðheimar. But it's an Icelandic recipe for a very tasty tomato soup - with carrots, bell pepper, lots of different tomatoes, plus mozzarella cheese, salt and a lot of pepper!

With fresh bread or baguette, a delicious and satisfying meal.

Ingredients

1 carrot
1 yellow bell pepper
1 Tbsp butter

2 tsp ground cuminl
800 g tomatoes

freshly ground pepper
salt
750 ml water

fresh basil

mozzarella cheese 

Preparation

Wash and clean the carrot and peppers and cut them into small cubes.

Melt the butter in a large saucepan and then fry the vegetables and cumin briefly over low heat. 

Wash, clean and chop the tomatoes. 

Add the tomato pieces to the pot along with plenty of pepper and a little salt and simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes. 

Then season the soup to taste, puree to taste and add the fresh basil.

Cut the mozzarella cheese into slices, place on the plates, pour the soup over it and sprinkle with a little pepper.

Serve the tomato soup with fresh bread, herb butter baguette or similar.

[Translated from here.]