Fresh Basil Tomato Soup with Vanilla

Fresh Basil Tomato Soup with Vanilla

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup finely diced onion
  • 1/4 cup finely diced carrots
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons dried organic Italian seasoning
  • 2 cups (or more) organic chicken stock
  • 1 (28 oz.) can petite diced tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil, chiffonade
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese for garnish

Directions

Sauté the onion and carrots in the butter in a large saucepan until the onion is translucent. Stir in the flour and Italian seasoning until heated. Add 2 cups chicken stock gradually, stirringly constantly. Stir in the tomatoes, Vanilla Extract, basil, salt and white pepper. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add additional stock if desired and cook until heated through.

Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with the Parmesan cheese.

Notes:

Chiffonade refers to a method of stacking the basil leaves and finely shredding them with a sharp chef’s knife.

  • 75 grams finely diced onion
  • 36 grams finely diced carrots
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons dried organic Italian seasoning
  • 470 ml (or more) organic chicken stock
  • 1 (790 gram) can petite diced tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 23 grams fresh basil, chiffonade
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 43 grams freshly grated Parmesan cheese for garnish

Directions

Sauté the onion and carrots in the butter in a large saucepan until the onion is translucent. Stir in the flour and Italian seasoning until heated. Add 470 ml chicken stock gradually, stirringly constantly. Stir in the tomatoes, Vanilla Extract, basil, salt and white pepper. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add additional stock if desired and cook until heated through.

Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with the Parmesan cheese.

Notes:

Chiffonade refers to a method of stacking the basil leaves and finely shredding them with a sharp chef’s knife.

  • Nielsen-Massey time icon

    50 mincook

  • Nielsen-Massey yield icon

    4servings

This Recipe Uses

Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract