Creamy Balsamic Tomato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
• 5 garlic cloves
• 56 ounces whole tomatoes (drained)
• 3/4 cup half-and-half
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 500.
• 2 combine 1/2 cup broth, brown sugar, vinegar & soy sauce in small bowl.
• 3 place onion, garlic and tomoatoes in a baking pan. pour above mixture over tomatoes & bake for 50 minutes.
• 4 place tomato mixture, remaining broth and half-and-half in blender (a little at a time) and blend until smooth. you could also use an immersion blender in a stock pot.
• 5 if picky about lumps, strain mixture through sieve.
• 6 serve topped with fresh black pepper.