Tomato soup with cheesy dumplings
‘My mam used to serve canned tomato soup with fried cheese sandwiches. This is a refined version, nice and not so naughty.’ - Dave
SERVES 4 PREP 20 MINS COOK 40 MINS
✱ 25g unsalted butter
✱ 1 large onion, finely chopped
✱ ½ sweet potato, diced
✱ 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
✱ ½ tsp ground cinnamon
✱ 1 large sprig each, tarragon, basil
✱ 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
✱ 500ml vegetable or chicken stock
✱ 50ml single cream (optional)
✱ 25g Cheddar cheese,
✱ A few basil leaves, to serve
For the dumplings:
✱ 125g