Peasant Tomato Soup

Name: Peasant Tomato Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 4 cups
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1/4 pound carrots (2 medium size), trimmed, scraped and cut in 2-inch pieces; 1/4 pound yellow onion (1 small or 1/2 large), peeled and quartered; 1/4 pound fennel bulb, trimmed and pared with a potato peeler; 3 medium-size cloves garlic, peeled and smashed; 2 tablespoons of olive oil; 1 pound canned tomatoes with thick puree; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 2 cups chicken broth; 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt; 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; Fresh basil, washed and shredded, to taste

By Barbara Kafka

Updated Oct. 10, 2023

Total Time: 17 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:4 cups

¼pound carrots (2 medium size), trimmed, scraped and cut in 2-inch pieces
¼pound yellow onion (1 small or ½ large), peeled and quartered
¼pound fennel bulb, trimmed and pared with a potato peeler
3medium-size cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
2tablespoons of olive oil
1pound canned tomatoes with thick puree
1tablespoon cornstarch
2cups chicken broth
1teaspoon coarse kosher salt
1½tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Fresh basil, washed and shredded, to taste

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Preparation

Step 1
Coarsely chop carrots, onion, fennel and garlic in food processor. In a 2½-quart ceramic or glass souffle dish, stir chopped vegetables and oil until well mixed. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent for 4 minutes.
Step 2
Meanwhile puree contents of tomato can in food processor. Dissolve cornstarch in chicken broth. Add pureed tomatoes and chicken broth mixture to vegetables. Cover tightly with polyvinyl plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent for 7 minutes. Season with remaining ingredients.