Spicy Sweet Real Tomato Soup

Plan Z Phase: This is a Z2 (ZReduction) recipe that was contributed by Plan Z dieter Debbie.

Servings: Serves 3-4, ready in half hour.

Serving size: 1-1/2 cups

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of vegetable stock
• ½ cup of diced onion
• 28 oz of diced tomatoes (canned will work; Hunts makes one with no sugar)
• 2 apples, peeled and diced
• 1 tsp of chili powder
• 3 Tbl of minced, fresh basil + a little more for garnish

Instructions:

Put a ¼ cup of stock in the bottom of a medium-large sauce pan. Add the diced onion and begin to cook it on medium until it wilts. The stock is just there to keep the onion from sticking and burning. Add the canned tomatoes, the rest of the stock and the apple bits. Then add the chili powder and basil. Cook 10 – 15 minutes until the flavors have melded and the apple is done.

CAREFULLY whiz in your blender to make a smooth soup. I always only fill the blender half way and hold the top down with a towel over my hand. The hot liquid will try to blow the top off so be very careful –or wait until it cools down to blend it and then reheat to eat. When you blend, start on low speed too. This won’t require a lot of power.

Garnish with fresh basil.

You can still have half of your fruit allotment for dessert.

Enjoy!

Cheers,