Healthy Recipes

Directions

1. Heat olive oil

   Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium-low heat.

2. Sauté onions and carrots

   Add the onions and carrots and sauté for about 10 minutes or until tender.

3. Stir tomato paste

   Stir in the tomato paste and cook until onion and carrot are coated and tomato paste begins to turn color.

4. Add garlic

   Add garlic and cook for another 1-2 minutes until garlic is fragrant. Be careful not to burn the garlic.

5. Add ingredients

   Add tomatoes, sugar, vegetable stock, salt, and pepper and stir well.

6. Cook soup

   Bring the soup to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, uncovered, for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the tomatoes are tender.

7. Add cream

   Add the cream to the soup if using.

8. Puree soup

   Puree soup using a food processor, hand blender, or food mill. If using a food processor, be sure to puree soup in small batches.

9. Reheat soup

   Reheat soup over low heat just until hot and serve with julienned basil leaves.