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Tiny potato and tomato soup lunch

Making:

Herbs de Provence Tomato soup with potato dippers

Here's what I have:

1 tbsp Butter cut in half
1.5 cups Tomatoes 
1/8 cups Heavy cream 
Salt 
Pepper 
1 tbsp Herbs de Provence 

Not pictured:
1.5 small Yukon gold Potatoes 
Olive oil
Mozzarella cheese 

Preperation:

Last minute I decided to add some potato dippers. I cut up some Yukon Gold potatoes, drizzled them with olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. These went into the small convection oven at 375 for 25 minutes.

To make the soup in a small pan I added half the butter with the tomatoes cooked at medium heat until the tomatoes were soft. Taking a spoon I mashed up the tomatoes in the pan while cooking and then added the salt, pepper, remaining butter and heavy cream. Stirred well and turned to low heat. Once the potatoes were 5 minutes away from being done I added the Herbs de Provence, stirred again and let the soup rest. 

During plating a bit of mozzarella was added to the potatoes.

The bowls!

This is another quick cook and is one of my favorites to make. The soup was ready by the time the potatoes were done. I prefer mine chunky but this can be blended before adding the herbs de province for a smoother consistency. 

- Kris  

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