Garden Tomato Soup

I LOVE tomato soup!! Here's a sophisticated one:

4 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
1/2 small sweet white onion*, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups low sodium* chicken broth
2 T. butter
2 T. flour
1/2 t. sea salt*
1/2 t. white pepper*
1/2 t. sugar or to taste
EVOO for sauteing
2-3 T. fresh chopped lemon basil*
1 T. balsamic vinegar
1/8 t. cayenne
1 cup heavy cream

Saute garlic in olive oil in a stock pot. Add onions, and saute til tender. Add chopped tomatoes, and bring to boil. Add chicken stock, and cook about 20 mins. Remove to a large bowl, cool slightly, and add basil. Puree with an immersion blender. In the now empty stock pot, melt the butter over med. heat. Mix in the flour to make a roux, cooking til med. brown. Gradually whisk in the tomato mixture, salt, pepper, supar, vinegar, cayenne, and heavy cream. Warm through. Serve with a grilled sharp cheddar and black forest ham sammie on marble rye with whole grain mustard and light mayo. WOW!!!

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MM