Tomato soup with pasta - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• 1 small carrot, finely chopped
• 1 celery stick, finely chopped
• 100ml passata
• 400g can peeled tomatoes or 4 large ripe tomatoes
• ½ vegetable or chicken stock melt or cube
• 2 tbsp cream (optional)
• 100g orzo or soup pasta, cooked until al dente
• shaved parmesan, chopped basil or pesto, and breadsticks, to serve