Balsamic Tomato Soup

This quick recipe for a homemade healthy soup is sure to silence any hunger. Make enough to fill your freezer. This veggie-based soup is a hearty meal with minimal calories without lacking the extra flavor.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon Zarzis Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• 1 medium onion, finely chopped

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 (28 ounces) cans whole tomatoes (fresh is best)

• 1 tablespoon brown sugar

• 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth

• 1 bay leaf

• Salt and pepper to taste

• 3 tablespoons Zarzis Balsamic Vinegar.

• Fresh basil, cut chiffonade for garnish

• Zarzis Chef’s Reserve Balsamic Vinegar and

• Zarzis flavored Olive Oil (basil, garlic, lemon, or Tuscan herb) for garnish

• crushed breadcrumbs or croutons for garnish

Directions

• In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium high heat.

• Sauté diced onion for 4 minutes or until softened.

• Add in garlic and cook for an additional minute.

• Add in the tomatoes.

• Stir in brown sugar and chicken broth.

• Add bay leaf and bring the mixture to boil.

• Reduce heat to simmer for 10 minutes.

• Remove from heat and pull out the bay leaf.

• Using a blender, fill ¾ full of soup and blend until mixture is smooth.

• Strain the blended soup through a strainer and repeat until all soup has been blended and strained.

• Return the strained soup to the pot, add salt and pepper to taste.

• Stir in Zarzis Balsamic Vinegar. Bring to a simmer until warmed through.

• Garnish with basil, vinegar and flavored olive oil.