Tomato Soup

I really like Tomato soup .....But I am pretty picky about soup ....
Grego would agree the word picky can barely describe how ridiculous I get when we are talking about Asia's food choices...this man is seriously the MOST patient person on this planet! 
I dont mind store bought ...like the kind you buy in the nice tetra packs in the Natural Food section of the grocery mart...Organic Carrot Cashew Ginger...or Butternut squash 
These are passable...but when I flip the carton to inspect the ingredient list and sugar is up there as the second ingredient or something ridiculous like that...sometimes its a deal breaker and it never makes it into my cart
Carrot soup is just TOO easy to make and costs so little 
Tomato soup I am picky too 
I dont want soup that tastes like tomato sauce ....like icky and acidic 
or loaded with sugar...cream ...or thickeners 
yuck 
I want smooth and velvety perfect ripe pretty Roma tomatoes 
This soup works 
quick to make 
and if you want you can put a bit of milk or cream...or cashew cream (cashew butter and warm water) 
to create a thickness that some just gotta have when it comes to Tomato 

This recipe has Sun dried Tomatoes, just a bit of Tomato paste, and just a lil bit of cinnamon
that gives a crazy boost of flavour and warmth to make you feel cozy 
I made some Rice cookies too for a bit of an easy grab and go carb for this weeks soup lunches 
They are kinda boring but I think will do the trick for me ...they are just 2 cups of rice flour mixed with 1/2 Cup warm water then shaped into little cookies and squished with a fork.  Baked @ 400 for 20 mins.

INGREDIENTS

• Olive oil – 1 tbs.
• Garlic, minced – 4 cloves 
• Onion, chopped – 2
• Tomato paste – 2 tbs.
• Diced tomatoes, drained – 2 28 oz. can (I like Muir Glen)
• Sun-dried tomatoes – 8
• Chicken stock or vegetable broth – 3 to 4 cups (In my picture this is what is thawing in   the mason Jars...homemade Veggie broth)
• Cinnamon – 1/2 tsp.
• Cream or Milk (optional) –  1/2

Make it :)

1. Heat a Large Pot or Dutch oven over med-high heat.
2.  Add olive oil and then minced garlic to heated oil. Once you can smell the garlic, add the onions with a pinch of salt and the tomato paste. Saute for 3 minutes. The sugars from the tomato paste helps to caramelize the onions, creating extra sweetness
3. Add the tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, 1 tsp. salt, and enough stock to cover all ingredients. Cover and bring to a boil and then simmer covered for 10 minutes
4. Let the soup cool and then puree.  Stir in cinnamon, season to taste with salt and pepper, and top with cream if using

You can also repurpose this soup as a sauce if you like.

Great for Bodo pizza's 

OR with pasta with a bit of fresh grated Parmesan 

Maybe even throw some cooked Chicken in there too

Pretty great soup

Pretty great sauce too!

Enjoy 

xoxo

Asia Girl