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Mary Berry's bizarre tomato soup recipe from the 70s includes no tomatoes

Having been creating recipes since the 1960s, it's perhaps hardly surprising that some of Mary Berry's dishes haven't stood the test of time quite as well as others. The former Great British Bake Off judge, 91, has been a fixture on our TV screens and kitchen bookshelves for decades, yet one particular recipe from the 1970s has caused quite a stir.

In her 1975 recipe book Beating the Cost of Cooking, Mary shared a tomato soup recipe that, rather notably, contained no actual tomatoes whatsoever. Instead, the recipe relies on tomato juice.

Introducing the dish, Mary wrote: "A quick-to-make soup that doesn't need cooking.

"Use your own home-made yogurt if you prefer. It's very much a sophisticated taste (I found it unpopular with my younger children)."

Sophisticated or otherwise, this is certainly a recipe that Mary hasn't felt compelled to revisit in any of her subsequent cookbooks or television appearances.

The recipe book, which also includes a sweetcorn scramble, is now out of print, though the occasional second-hand copy can be tracked down on AbeBooks and eBay.

Mary Berry's Vintage Tomato Soup

Ingredients (Serves six)

• 500ml of natural yoghurt
• 500ml of tomato juice
• Juice and grated rind of one lemon
• 1/2 a cucumber, cut into 5cm cubes
• Salt
• Ground black pepper
• Worcester sauce
• Cucumber slices, for garnish

Method

Simply whisk together the yoghurt and tomato juice, stir in the lemon juice, rind, and cubes of cucumber. Season to taste with the salt and pepper, and add the Worcester sauce.

Served chilled and topped with cucumber slices. The soup can be made up to 24 hours before serving and kept refrigerated.

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