Getty Tomato Florentine Soup

Recipe Ingredients

1 tablespoon	15ml	Olive oil
1/2		Red onion - diced
1		Carrot - diced
1		Celery stalk - diced
1 teaspoon	5ml	Minced garlic
8 cups	1896ml	Water
1		Tomato paste - (6 oz)
4		Tomatoes - diced
1		Tomato puree - (14 oz)
1		Fresh basil - chopped
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Fresh spinach - chopped
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Heat oil in large soup pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic and saute until vegetables are soft, 10 minutes. Add water, tomato paste, tomatoes and tomato puree. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.

Puree in blender in several batches, if necessary. Return soup to pot and add basil and spinach leaves. Cook until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Each serving: 69 calories; 297 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 2 grams fat; 12 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams protein; 1.29 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 03-29-2000

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