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Blush Onion Soup

Recipe

Serves:  4 people | Prep time:  15 minutes | Cooking time:  40 minutes

British | Starter

Ingedients

  • 500g Red Onions
  • 500g White Onions
  • 40ml Specially Selected Olive Oil
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 500g pack Cucina Passata
  • 2 Quixo Vegetable Stock Cubes
  • 600ml Boiling Water
  • Few sprigs Fresh Thyme OR ½ tsp Stonemill Dried Thyme
  • 1 tsp Stonemill Paprika
  • 80ml Double Cream
  • Sea Salt and Black Pepper

Method

  1. Peel, halve and finely chop all the onions.
  2. Peel and finely dice the garlic. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan.
  3. Add all the chopped onions and garlic.
  4. Sauté on a low light for about 7 minutes – until the onions are softened.
  5. Add the boiling water and crumble over the stock cubes.
  6. Add the passata.
  7. Season with the paprika, some sea salt and black pepper.
  8. Add the thyme and bring to the boil.
  9. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes.
  10. With a stick blender, slightly liquidise the soup but leave it with some remaining onion bits.
  11. Pour into bowls and pour some cream in a swirl – add a few thyme leaves and serve.