Jamaican Tomato Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, undrained
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh orange zest
• 2 cups orange juice
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2-1 teaspoon salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 add oil to a large soup pot; let it get hot.
• 2 add in onions and cook/stir over medium heat for 10 minutes or until translucent.
• 3 add in fresh tomatoes and canned tomatoes with juice, basil, sugar, lemon juice, and orange peel; bring to a boil.
• 4 cover, lower heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 5 add the orange juice, cilantro, parsley, salt, and pepper to the container of a blender; puree until well mixed.
• 6 add 2 cups cooked tomatoes from the soup pot to the blender; puree until smooth.
• 7 pour puree back into the soup pot; stir to combine.
• 8 heat for 10 minutes.
• 9 serve hot.
• 10 garnish with basil, parsley, or chopped green onions, croutons.