Garden Tomato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 -2 large onion, chopped
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 1 kg ripe tomato, any variety, washed & quartered
• 2 teaspoons chopped garlic (to taste)
• dried marjoram, dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 large bay leaf
• 4 tablespoons creme fraiche, sour cream or 4 tablespoons plain yogurt

Recipe

• 1 in a large stainless steel pot, heat olive oil. add onion and carrot; cook over medium heat for about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until carrots are softened. add quartered tomatoes, chopped garlic and herbs. reduce heat and simmer covered, for 25 minutes. discard the bay leaf. let soup cool slightly, then puree in a food processor.
• 2 to serve immediately, stir in yogurt or sour cream. to freeze, ladle into containers, cool completely, then put into freezer. after thawing and heating later, add sour cream or yogurt. add salt at table if you wish.