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White tomato soup with goat’s cheese tortellini
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“Would you kindly share the recipe for the lovely white tomato soup with tortellini from Collins Kitchen at Melbourne’s Grand Hyatt?”
Emma Carney, Croydon, SA
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White tomato soup with goat’s cheese tortellini
Serves
4
Cooking Time
Prep time 40 mins, cook 1 hr (plus soaking, draining, resting)
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2.7 kg
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vine-ripened tomatoes
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½ cup (loosely packed)
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basil leaves, plus 2 tbsp finely chopped
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2
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garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
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100 gm
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dried cannellini beans, soaked in cold water overnight, drained
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100 gm
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goat’s cheese
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To serve:
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baby basil leaves
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| Pasta dough |
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230 gm
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plain flour
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2
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eggs, plus 1 extra yolk, lightly beaten
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1 tbsp
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extra-virgin olive oil
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1
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Coarsely chop tomato (reserve one whole for garnish) and process with whole basil leaves and garlic in a blender until smooth. Pour into a coarse sieve lined with muslin placed over a large saucepan or deep bowl and refrigerate overnight to drain (do not press solids). Season liquid to taste (discard solids), and set aside. Makes about 1 litre.
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2
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Cook beans in a large saucepan of simmering water over medium heat until tender (40-45 minutes), drain and set aside.
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3
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For pasta dough, sieve flour onto a work surface with a pinch of fine sea salt, form a well, then add eggs. Mix in flour a little at a time with a fork until combined, add oil and knead until smooth. Wrap in plastic wrap and set aside to rest (1 hour).
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4
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Meanwhile, combine goat’s cheese and chopped basil in a bowl, season to taste and refrigerate until required.
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5
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Halve pasta dough, then, working with one piece at a time, lightly flour and feed through a pasta machine, starting at the widest setting then folding and feeding through, reducing settings notch by notch, until pasta is 3mm thick. Cut 12 rounds with a lightly floured 8cm-diameter cutter (discard scraps). Place a tablespoon of goat’s cheese mixture in the centre of each round, lightly brush edges with water, fold over to form a semicircle and press edges to seal. Brush corners lightly with water, bring together, then pinch to seal.
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6
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Heat tomato stock over medium heat until hot, add beans and stir occasionally until warmed through (5-7 minutes). Meanwhile, dice remaining tomato and set aside.
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7
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Cook tortellini in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente (2-4 minutes). Remove with a slotted spoon, divide among serving bowls, ladle over soup, scatter with diced tomato and baby basil leaves, season to taste and serve.
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This recipe is from the September 2010 issue of Australian Gourmet Traveller.
RECIPE Collins Kitchen, Melbourne Grand Hyatt
PHOTOGRAPHY Vanessa Levis
STYLING Vanessa Austin and Alice Storey
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