Tomato Basil Soup

Research links

• Applebees tomato basil soup reverse engineered recipe
• Garden fresh tomato soup recipe – uses no canned tomato product

Notes: Crazy Andy brought me more tomatoes from his farm.  I now have a refrigerator shelf full of tomatoes.  Must use quickly or will go bad!

Ingredients

sautee the following

• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup minced white onion
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic

add tomatoes then simmer for 1/2 hour

• 2 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes – fresh tomatoes even better

Put in a blender and puree the vegetable bits

Add the rest of the stuff 1 by 1 to suit taste – I did it in this order

• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup minced fresh basil
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup heavy cream

Simmer for another 1/2 hour.

I only used the quantities as a guide.  I did not measure anything.