Source: Lay contest -- "Tomato Basil Chip" recreation
1 T canola oil
1.5 c diced onion
3 T fresh garlic minced
4 cups of red tomatoes chopped
2 14 oz cans of vegetable stock
1/2 c tomato paste
3 T chopped basil
Heat oil, saute onion. Add garlic. Add tomatoes, vegetable broth and tomato paste. Bring to boil, then reduce to simmer for 15-20 minutes until tomatoes are soft. Remove soup from heat, add chopped basil. Puree soup in food processor. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
It's officially soup season. You appreciate a bowl of warm soup, and love the smell of simmering soup wafting through the house. Plus, soup makes great leftovers and has the beginnings of a simple weeknight dinner. However, I don't like tomatoes. Or tomato soup. And this is definitely not tomato season anymore.
The soup is easy to make -- a little bit of chopping, and the disastrous mess of pureeing hot soup without an immersion blender aside. With that said, it is a nice twist on a regular tomato soup -- the basil is very distinct. The little specks of green look pretty in the red soup, and you can definitely taste the basil flavor. So for those of you that like tomato soup -- give this version a try for sure. For me -- I continue to not like tomato soup....
Yummy! I've made a similar soup. Very good. Of course, living with this Italian husband of mine, almost anything tomato-y is appreciated :)
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