Tomato Basil Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can ground peeled tomatoes
• 5 cups vegetable stock or 5 cups chicken stock
• salt & freshly ground black pepper (use kosher salt--much better!)
• 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh basil, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic (crushed)

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium high heat.
• 2 add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 10 minutes -- be careful not to burn garlic.
• 3 add the tomatoes and the stock.
• 4 bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer.
• 5 cook until soup is slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
• 6 season with salt and pepper.
• 7 stir in the basil.
• 8 place the pot of soup directly in sink, and using a stick blender, blend until smooth.
• 9 serve immediately.