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Tomato Basil Soup with Garlic Toasts

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This soup is comfort food at its best. You know, get all cozy in the sofa, turn on your favorite flick, that kind of thing.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup tomato paste
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 18 oz tomato juice
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt, divided
  • 1 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 ea. ½-inch thick slices either French or Italian crusty white bread, cut on the bias
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 2 large bunches fresh basil

Instructions

  1. 1
    Combine paste, juice, cream, broth, 2 tsp salt, 2 tsp pepper, and diced tomatoes in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
  2. 2
    Reduce heat to medium low and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has reduced by ⅓.
  3. 3
    Using an immersion blender, purée soup until smooth. Keep warm over low heat.
  4. 4
    Toast bread slices in the toaster oven. The second they come out, brush slices with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic and remaining salt and pepper. Set aside.
  5. 5
    Add basil leaves to tomato purée and let steep for 5 minutes over low heat. Remove leaves.
  6. 6
    Garnish individual bowls with sprigs of basil and serve warm with garlic toast.
Category
Soups
Cuisine
Italian

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Tomato_Basil_Soup_with_Garlic_Toasts