Many moons ago I worked for a few months in a catering firm that was also a delicatessen. One of the soups we made was Tomato, Carrot and Dill and it is the only flavour I can remember as it was my favourite. More than 2 decades have passed by and I decided it was time to recreate this soup from scratch as the original recipe was never written down but carried in my head for a short while.
The result was just a pleasing as the original and my husband said it tasted like restaurant quality soup and urged me to make it again. Job done!
This recipe made enough for 8 servings as I think if you go to the effort of making a soup you should have enough for the following couple of days or you could freeze it. If you prefer though, you could easily halve the recipe to serve 4.
This soup is very time efficient as you are frying and chopping as you go along.
After the soup has simmered for 25 minutes you add the fresh dill (mine was frozen as I wasn’t ready to use it when I purchased it).
Try not to splatter the entire kitchen like I did when blitzing! Then stir in the cream and re-heat.
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 25g / 1oz Butter
- 1 Large onion
- 4 Cloves of garlic, crushed
- 2 Celery stalks
- 500g / 1lb 2oz Carrots
- 2 (400g) Tins chopped tomatoes
- 800ml / 1 ½ pts Chicken or vegetable stock
- 150ml / 6floz Single Cream (small pot)
- 15g / ½ oz Dill, chopped
- Salt and Pepper
- Finely chop the onions and sweat with the crushed garlic in the oil and butter for 5 minutes in a very large deep pan.
- Chop up the celery and add to the onions, cooking for a further 5 minutes.
- Chop up the carrots and gently fry for another 2 minutes stirring constantly.
- Add the tins of tomatoes.
- Make up the stock with boiling water and add to the pan.
- Bring to the boil and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Add the chopped dill and season.
- Allow to cool and liquidise (unless like me you have a stainless steel hand blender which negates the need to cool).
- Pour the soup back into the pan and stir in the cream.
- Adjust the seasoning if necessary.
- Bring back to serving temperature.
- Serve with a sprig of fresh dill and plenty of crusty bread.
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Martina Evans
12/01/2016 at 3:01 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I’d love to try this one. Sounds delicious!
Paul Wilson
24/08/2015 at 12:04 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Got a ton of tomatoes at the moment, this would be ideal.
Camilla
24/08/2015 at 12:07 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I’m so jealous!
Ursula Hunt
17/08/2015 at 9:44 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Super soup, passed on to my daughter as my granddaughter loved it when she stayed with me
Camilla
17/08/2015 at 4:17 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Aaw brilliant, so pleased you all love it:-)
Nadia
16/08/2015 at 11:48 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
A winning combination of ingredients ….. Very appealing and a clever twist with the dill!
Camilla
17/08/2015 at 12:17 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Nadia:-) I do hope you try it the dill makes this soup as does the garlic:-)
Debra
16/08/2015 at 9:46 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Would it be possible to freeze this ,for visitors arriving in the depth of winter when deep in snow
Camilla
16/08/2015 at 10:38 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Yes, no reason why this wouldn’t freeze:-) Love the detailed description – you can’t live in Britain if you’re sure of snow LOL!
Debra
18/08/2015 at 4:03 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Oh I do live in UK , just quite high up and on the edge of the moors! Have been stuck in for weeks before now! Will be quite happy if well stocked with your soup!
Camilla
18/08/2015 at 2:07 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Gosh, we were snowed in once but only for a couple of days – I’d never seen the main road outside with not a single car on it and just thick with snow!
Michael Botzaropoulos
12/04/2015 at 12:07 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
A great winter dish for the cold nights !
Susan Hall
28/03/2015 at 7:45 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Look delicious
Kaci Soderstrom
26/01/2015 at 2:18 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Oh this looks really good. Perfect for when it’s cold.
Maddy
03/12/2014 at 10:46 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I made some carrot & butterbean at the weekend based on this.
Camilla
03/12/2014 at 9:37 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Fab, as Nigel Slater says a recipe is just a starting place;-)
William Gould
16/11/2014 at 8:48 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This sounds delicious! I tend to only eat soup (hot) in the winter…
Ursula Hunt
17/07/2014 at 9:45 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Great lunch on a warm summers day
Camilla
18/07/2014 at 11:23 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks it is one of my favourites:-)
Judith Luscombe
06/06/2014 at 8:23 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This recipe will give Heinz a run for its money, it looks delicious, must try it as its healthy and ideal for my diet.
Camilla
06/06/2014 at 1:17 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Oh it’s a fab recipe, hope you enjoy it:-)
Paul Wilson
20/02/2014 at 2:02 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Not tried putting dill in soups before, must give it a go.
Jayne Sullivan
13/02/2014 at 12:50 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
A nice change to the traditional tomato soup. Perfect for a cold winters evening !
Paul Wilson
18/11/2013 at 7:29 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Interesting combination, must give it a go.
Heather Haigh
24/10/2013 at 2:44 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I do want to try this one. Sounds delicious.
Christine Lockley
16/10/2013 at 8:14 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Sounds lovely, I only hope it will taste as good without the Dill (one of the few herbs I cant stand)
Ursula Hunt
13/10/2013 at 12:30 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
it was lovely and warming as it gets colder outside 🙂
Ursula Hunt
20/09/2013 at 2:36 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
great way to use up the glut of tomatoes I seem to have at the moment- thank you 🙂
Frances Fox
15/09/2013 at 11:13 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Sounds lovely, I’ve never thought of putting carrots in my tomato soup before, shall definitely be giving it a try.
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