SUN SOUP RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over moderate heat.
• Add the onion, celery, carrot, and garlic and sauté until tender but not brown, about 5 minutes.
• Add the stock, tomatoes, potato, sun-dried tomatoes, and basil.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer covered for 20 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
• Puree in a food processor, or blender, in small batches until smooth.
• Strain through a fine sieve if desired.
• Stir in the milk or cream and season with sugar, salt, and pepper.
• Serve garnished with chopped chives.
• This soup gets an additional tomato punch from the concentrated flavor of the sun-dried tomatoes.

Steps:

• Heat sun-dried tomato oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and carrots; cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and Italian seasoning; cook, stirring for 1 minute. Add flour; cook, stirring, for 1 minute more. Add milk, broth, salt and pepper; increase heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer. Add zucchini and sun-dried tomatoes; cook, stirring occasionally and reducing the heat to maintain a simmer, until the zucchini is tender, about 8 minutes. Add spinach and chicken; cook, stirring, until the spinach is wilted and the soup is hot, about 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and stir in vinegar.