Tomato Pesto Soup

Photo: Serena Norr

Ingredients

Tomato Pesto Soup

Ingredients:

For Soup

4 cups of water- approximately

4 tomatoes- mixed blend

1 bunch of fresh basil

1 bunch of fresh sage

of salt

of pepper

For Pesto:

1/4 cup of pine nuts

1 bunch of fresh basil-- approximately a handful

3 tablespoons of olive oil

2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon of lemon juice

of pepper

of salt

Preparation

Directions:

Start by boiling water into a medium-sized pot. Dice tomatoes and place them into the boiling water, along with the fresh basil, sage, and salt. Cover the pot and start making the pesto. Mash the pine nuts. I used a rolling pin, but you can also use a sturdy can or grind them in a blender. Chop up the basil (very fine) and place it in a bowl, along with the pine nuts olive oil, basil, lemon, salt and pepper. Place the pesto mixture into a blender until the mash is semi-liquefied -- (the grind setting did this nicely!). There will be some chunks, if that bothers you continue to blend. Add the pesto to soup an