A Simple Tomato Soup Recipe (Very Vegan Friendly)

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, olive oil (we used a combination of olive oil mostly and solid coconut oil) or 4 tablespoons coconut oil (we used a combination of olive oil mostly and solid coconut oil)
• 2 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon sea salt, plus more to taste
• 3 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes (pref. fire-roasted)
• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk

1. Stove top: In a large pot over medium heat melt the butter/oil. Add the onions and salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions soften - 10 minutes approximately.
2. Stir in the curry powder, coriander, cumin, and chile flakes, and cook just until the spices are fragrant and toasty - stirring constantly at this point about 30 seconds.
3. Stir in the tomatoes, the juices from the cans, and broth.
4. Simmer for fifteen minutes or so, then puree with a hand blender until smooth. If you'd like your soup even a bit thinner or with more of a coconut taste- you can thin it with more broth or more coconut milk. Taste and adjust with more salt if necessary.
5. Crock Pot: Follow directions #1 and #2 above. After sauteeing the onion and spices, pour that mixture plus the tomatoes and juices and broth into the crock pot. Simmer on HIGH for about 1 1/2 hours then LOW for about 3 hours longer.
6. About 5 minutes before serving, I poured in about 5 ounces of the coconut milk. Stir and taste. Add more coconut milk for a more pronounced taste, as desired.
7. Serving suggestions from the Apartment Therapy website: any or all of the following: cooked brown rice, lemon wedges, toasted almond slices, pan-fried paneer, fresh cilantro, parsley, thyme or oregano, a poached egg.
8. For the test recipe, we added to each serving of soup about 1/4 cup scoop short grain brown rice, a tablespoon or so (dollop) of thick coconut milk, fresh cilantro and lemon wedges.

unsalted butter, yellow onions, salt, curry powder, ground coriander, ground cumin, chili flakes, tomatoes, vegetable broth, coconut milk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/a-simple-tomato-soup-recipe-very-vegan-friendly-494527 (may not work)