Quick Tomato Soup with Cheesy Garlic Dippers

Serves 2

Quick and easy to prepare - a Guest Recipe from BBC Good Food

Ingredients

400g can cherry tomatoes

1 tablespoon caster sugar

100ml / 3½ fl oz vegetable stock

Dash each Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons Mascarpone

Few torn basil leaves (optional)

For the Dippers

1 medium Ciabatta roll, halved

1 garlic clove, halved

125g / 4½ oz ball Mozzarella cheese, shredded

AND THIS IS WHAT YOU DO....

1. Put the tomatoes, sugar, stock and sauces into medium pan with some salt and pepper.
   
   
2. Bring to a simmer and cook for five to ten minutes.
   
   
3. Stir in the Mascarpone cheese and blend to a smooth soup.
   
   
4. Return to the pan and keep warm while you make the dippers.
   
   
5. Heat the grill to high and toast the Ciabatta until golden.
   
   
6. Rub with the garlic, season, then top with the cheese and grill until melted and golden.
   
   
7. Slice into fingers and serve with the soup, sprinkled with the basil, if using.