Another favorite dish of the Vatican’s Swiss Guard, is this truly mouth-watering Florentine Tomato Soup.

Florentine Tomato Soup Recipe-

Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped fine
• 18 oz. cherry tomatoes, chopped fine
• 1 oz. scallion infused olive oil
• 2 oz. balsamic vinegar
• 8 oz. vegetable stock
• 12 oz. tomato juice
• 2 tsp. basil oil
• 2 tsp. raw cane sugar
• freshly ground fine sea salt and black peppercorns
• fresh shavings of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, for garnish
• fresh basil leaves, for garnish

Directions:

1. Sauté the onions and tomatoes in the scallion infused olive oil.
2. Sprinkle the sugar over the mix, stir together, and cook until it caramelizes, then deglaze with the balsamic vinegar.
3. Now pour in the vegetable stock and tomato juice, stir everything together well, and adjust the heat to where your Florentine tomato soup is cooking at a gentle simmer
4. Season to taste with salt, pepper and basil oil, and simmer-cook for a half an hour.
5. Puree the soup in a food processor or electric blender, and then pass it through a fine sieve.
6. Serve your Florentine Tomato Soup while still very warm, garnished with fresh shavings of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, or fresh basil leaves, or both.

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