Tomato Soup
This soup is an excellent source of vitamin C. Vitamin C helps promote healing of cuts and scrapes.
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil or olive oil
- ½ cup onion, scrubbed with clean vegetable brush under running water, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 8 ripe tomatoes, gently rubbed under cold running water, chopped, or 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes
- 1 ½ cups vegetable or chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried basil or 1 Tablespoon fresh basil, gently rubbed under cold running water, chopped (optional)
- salt (optional)
- pepper (optional)
Directions:
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- In a medium saucepan, heat oil.
- Add onion and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes or until tender.
- Stir in tomatoes. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir a few times as soup is cooking.
- Add broth and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in basil, salt, and pepper if desired.
- For smooth soup, allow to cool slightly, move contents to a blender and blend to desired consistency. Return to saucepan and heat to simmer.
- Store leftovers in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to four days.
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