Aromatic Tomato-Carrot Soup

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 cups tomatoes, coarsely chopped with their juice (canned is fine)
• 1 cup cooked carrot, coarsely chopped
• 12 cup chicken stock
• 14 cup carrot juice
• 34 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 12 teaspoon ground cumin
• 14 teaspoon ground sage
• 14 teaspoon culinary lavender or 14 teaspoon ground ginger
• 14 teaspoon pepper
• 12 cup evaporated milk
• 3 teaspoons chopped fresh basil, for garnish

1. In a large saucepan, heat butter and oil over low heat.
2. Add green onions and garlic and saute, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
3. Add tomatoes together with their juice and the cooked chopped carrots, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly thickened.
4. Stir in chicken stock, carrot juice, salt, cumin, culinary lavender (or ginger), and pepper.
5. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
6. Stir in the evaporated milk and simmer until just heated through about 1 minute longer.
7. Do not let it boil.
8. Sprinkle with chopped fresh basil, serve, and enjoy!
9. If you can find culinary lavender to use in the recipe, it's well worth it!
10. A search on the internet should yield many hits on where you can add this wonderful item to your spice and herb collection.

butter, extra virgin olive oil, green onions, clove garlic, tomatoes, carrot, chicken, carrot juice, salt, ground cumin, ground sage, culinary lavender, pepper, milk, fresh basil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/aromatic-tomato-carrot-soup-27791 (may not work)