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Garden Fresh Tomato Soup

Garden Fresh Tomato Soup

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 110 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced (1 tsp)
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 4 cups fresh tomatoes, coarsely chopped (about 2 pounds)
  • cups vegetable broth
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • tsp black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil and butter in a large soup pot over medium heat.  Add onion and garlic.
  • And cook until soft but not browned, 5 to 7 minutes.  Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add tomatoes, vegetable broth, sugar, bay leaves, basil, salt and pepper.  Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, skimming off and discarding any foam from the surface.  Remove bay leaves.
  • Puree in batches using blender or food processor until smooth and return to pot to keep warm.  Add additional sugar or salt before serving, if desired.
  • Hack:  Put serving-sized leftover portions in a freezer bag or container and store them in the freezer for future use.
  • Hack:  If you have leftover tomatoes that are becoming over-ripe, simply puree them in the blender and freeze the fresh puree in sealed freezer bags or containers to use in recipes at a later date.  No need to core, peel or seed ‘em...just toss ‘em right in.  Run the puree through a mesh colander if you want to remove the seeds.
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