Virgin Mary Soup with Bacon - IQS Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil.
• 1 small (100g) brown onion, diced.
• 1 small (170g) red capsicum, deseeded and roughly chopped.
• 1 small (100g) carrot, diced.
• 2 stalks celery, stems and leaves diced.
• 3 garlic cloves, minced.
• 1 large (100g) tomato, diced.
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste.
• 2 cups vegetable stock.
• 1 teaspoon horseradish.
• 100 g bacon, rind removed and roughly diced.
• 50 g mozzarella, grated.
• sea salt, to season.
• freshly cracked black pepper, to season.
• 2 slices sourdough bread, toasted, to serve.