Tomato and Basil soup With Gnocchi

A great soup hot or cold

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   Put all the ingredients into a sauce pan, but not the basil and beetroot and bring to a boil when just boiling turn down and simmer for 50mins. After 50mins put the soup into a liquidiser and liquidise for 30 seconds then return to the sauce pan and bring back to a boil and add the gnocchi, then turn down to a fast simmer and stir lightly making sure the gnocchi has not stuck to the bottom, then add the basil and salt and pepper to taste and continue to cook until the gnocchi float to the top then remove from the heat. Take 2 bowls and place half the beetroot in each bowl with 10 gnocchi and pour the soup over and serve.