Homemade Tomato Soup

I’m about to have my wisdom teeth removed and am thinking about what kinds of soup I can have while on a liquid diet as I heal. I’ve made this tomato soup recipe successfully before. It takes no time to make and tastes great. 

Ingredients

• 2 cans whole peeled tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 2 tbl tomato paste
• 4 fresh basil leaves
• 1 tbl sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Directions

1. Add oil to a large saucepan and heat until shimmering
2. Add garlic and onions and cook til transparent
3. Add tomato paste and cook until it darkens
4. Add vegetable broth and stir, scraping any hard bits from the bottom of the saucepan
5. Add tomatoes, salt, sugar, and basil leaves and bring to a boil
6. Reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes
7. Take off heat and let cool
8. Using an immersion blender or countertop blender, blend until smooth
9. Bring to a boil while stirring and serve