Mega Garlic Tomato Soup

A spicy, tasty and refreshing summer soup for garlic-lovers.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1  cup water
• 1  cup tomato juice or 1  cup  vegetable cocktail
• 3  cups vegetable broth or 3  cups chicken broth
• 4  medium tomatoes, cubed
• 1⁄4 red onion
• 10  cloves fresh garlic, halved
• 3  cloves fresh garlic, crushed
• 1  teaspoon  cooking oil (I use sunflower)
• 1  teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1  teaspoon dried basil
• 2 -3  teaspoons vinegar (optional)
•  fresh ground pepper
•  sea salt
•  Tabasco sauce

Directions

1. Sautee onions and 10 cloves of halved garlic in a saucepan with a pinch of sea salt and a teaspoon of oil until golden.
2. Combine in a blender with tomatoes and puree.
3. In a large pot, bring 3 cups of broth and 1 cup of water to a boil.
4. Add contents of blender, and tomato juice and bring to a boil again.
5. Reduce heat to medium-low, add rosemary, basil, and crushed garlic.
6. Add vinegar only if the soup is not acidic already.
7. Simmer over medium-low heat for 30-45 minutes until desireable thickness is reached.
8. Add tabasco, pepper and/or sea salt to taste.
9. Serve with rice or small pasta noodles.
10. Tastes even better the next day!
11. Mmmmmm!