Ingredients

4-5 cups of tomatoes – pureed (I had some leftover fresh tomatoes, so I pureed them in the Vitamix and            stuck them in the freezer for later use) You can also use a 28 ounce can of crushed or diced tomatoes + a 14 ounce can (to equal the 4-5 cups)

1 14 ounce can of fire roasted tomatoes. These are heaven in a can…..

1/4 to 1/3 can of tomato paste (1/3 will make it sweeter than 1/4)

I large sweet onion, or 1/2 of a white onion –chopped

I head of garlic, sliced in half and roasted (you can put some olive oil in a pan and place the 2 pieces of the head face down. Cook on medium/low heat until the garlic is soft and pasty. Set aside and cool. When cool squeeze the garlic out of the shells

1/4 cup of Italian herb better then bouillon

1 bunch of thyme (optional)

1 14 ounce can of coconut milk

¼ cup of brown sugar

Basil (optional)

Chopped bacon pieces (optional)

Cook onions in a splash of olive oil in a soup pan until soft and translucent

Add all tomatoes, tomato paste and roasted garlic.

Stir in the Italian Herb bouillon

Add brown sugar

Add thyme stems (leave whole) you will be removing these after it cooks

Heat until completely blended (20 minutes or so) on medium heat

Remove from heat. Remove thyme.

Pour in Blender (or Vitamix) and blend until smooth

Add coconut milk. Stil until completely integrated. Taste, you may want more brown sugar, if you like it sweeter. You may want more tomato paste, add more to fit your liking.

Garnish with fresh chopped basil, bacon bits, etc.

Enjoy!!

The next time you think your tomatoes are going to go bad, blend them until pureed and stick them in the freezer for a future recipe!!!