Lively Tomato Soup

Name: Lively Tomato Soup
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 yellow onion, chopped; 2 carrots, chopped; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 1 green apple, peeled, cored, and chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; fresh ground pepper; 2 lbs diced tomatoes, fresh or canned; 1 cup white beans; 12 cup dry sherry; 1 cup low-fat chicken broth; 1 cup water

12 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 green apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
1 teaspoon salt
fresh ground pepper
2 lbs diced tomatoes, fresh or canned
1 cup white beans
12 cup dry sherry
1 cup low-fat chicken broth
1 cup water

Directions

1

Saute the onion, carrots, celery, and green apple in olive oil in a large pot over medium heat until onions translucent and carrots tender.
2

Season with salt and pepper.
3

Add tomatoes, beans, sherry, chicken broth, and water.
4

Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
5

Taste for flavor and add more salt or sherry if desired.
6

Using a hand blender, puree soup until smooth.
7

Taste for seasoning and adjust thickness by adding water if desired.
8

(Can also use stand blender but make sure to cool soup first so it does not explode in blender.
9

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