Chunky Tomato + Basil Soup

slurp up a bowl of vitamin enriched tomato & basil soup on a chilly day! this italian-inspired meal will provide you with vitamin A for your eyes, lycopene for glowing skin, plus calcium and vitamin K for strong bones! perfetto!

serves 4

ingredients:
8 tomatoes (we used roma)
2 handfuls fresh basil
1 large brown onion
salt & pepper, to taste
3 cloves of garlic
3 Tbsp cold-pressed olive oil (+ another Tbsp spoon, optional!)
juice of half a lemon

directions:
1. heat up 3 Tbsp olive oil in a pot
2. once bubbles are forming, add in roughly chopped garlic and onion. let soften for 5 or so minutes
3. now add tomatoes, chopped into chunks
4. using a spatula or spoon, crush the tomatoes. keep crushing until much of the juices have been extracted, though make sure chunks remain!
5. add your salt and pepper. we added maybe 4 pinches of salt and equal amounts of pepper, but this is completely up to your palette!
6. add finely chopped basil & lemon juice
7. at this point you can add another Tbsp of olive oil to enhance the flavour, but again this is optional

enjoy!
serve with crusty bread (maybe ciabatta!)