Tomato Basil Soup

Tod Ohnstad brought this soup down to our house on 69th Street one summer evening, made with the bounty of tomatoes from his garden.

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion
• 2-3 cloves garlic
• 1 t olive oil
• 1 lb chopped tomatoes with skin on
• 1 14 oz can tomato sauce
• 1 14 oz can chicken broth
• 1/4 c cream or half and half
• 2 t chopped, fresh basil
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Chop onion and garlic and cook in olive oil until tender
2. Add fresh tomatoes to above mixture and cook on medium for 10 minutes
3. Add rest of the ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes
4. After 30 minutes, put in blender and blend until smooth
5. Great to freeze. Can double.

Tod Ohnstad 07/28/14