Orange Tomato Soup

A Kosher, Italian style soup to warm your appetite for the other courses of your Passover meal.

Time: 20 min

Serves: 8

Ingredients

3 White onions - medium, cut into thick strips
A Sweet potato - large, cut into 4 large pieces
4 Carrots - cut in half
8 Tomatoes - peeled
10-8 No. Garlic
Thyme - leaves from several stems
Basil - leaves from two stems
250 cc (1/4 cup) Heavy cream
Salt - to taste
Sugar - to taste - to balance the sourness
Black pepper - to taste

Directions

Fry the onions in a pot with some olive oil until golden.
Add the carrots and potatoes, stir lightly.
Add the tomatoes, sugar, salt, pepper, herbs and garlic. Add water and cook until carrots and sweet potatoes are well softened.
Blend everything with a blender or Food Processor.
Stir in the cream.
Check the seasonings and if the soup looks too thick - add more water and adjust seasoning.

Serve Hot with a tablespoon of soft goat cheese and croutons in a soup tureen.