Tomato Soup

 Homemade Tomato soup.   A simple and easy to make soup with additions for personal taste.

Ingredients

• 1 can of plain diced tomatoes (or make your own by cooking fresh over ripe tomatoes)
• 6 fresh coarse chopped tomatoes 
• 1 teaspoon of each of – oregano hot n spicy, chervil, pizza thyme
• 1clove garlic (crushed
• 4 cups of water
• 2 shallots,
• dash olive oil

Method

1. Put oil and diced shallots in pan.
2. Sauté until the shallots start to clear then add tomatoes and garlic.  Cook on low heat for 3 -4 minutes or until tomatoes start to become soft.  Add can of tomatoes and water,  cook for further two minutes then place in blender (or blend with a stick blender) add herbs and simmer for further three to five minutes. 
3. Serve with chives or fresh parsley.