Spicy tomato soup

1 onion

1 carrot

1 potato

1 x can chopped tomatoes (400g)

500ml water

1 stock cube

1/2 x 5ml spoon dried chilli flakes

1 x 15ml spoon tomato puree

Chopping board, knife, vegetable peeler, saucepan, can opener, measuring spoons, wooden spoon, liquidiser/blender, ladle.

1. Prepare the vegetables:

• peel and slice the onion;
• top and tail, peel and slice the carrot;
• peel and cut the potato into 8.

2. Put all the ingredients into a saucepan.

3. Stir everything together, bring to the boil and then simmer for 20 minutes.

4. Ladle the mixture into the liquidiser and blend until smooth.

• Place a cloth over the liquidiser to prevent any soup from splashing out.
• Use a range of different vegetables, e.g. leeks, peppers, mushrooms.
• Serve with wholegrain bread.
• Use different herbs and spices, e.g. basil, mixed herbs, paprika.