Metabolic Balance® Tomato Soup

Ingredients:

• Roasted diced tomatoes & Leeks, white part only (Your portion size per serving)
• Garlic, minced
• Olive Oil
• Chicken broth
• Kosher salt, cilantro, white pepper

Instructions:

1. Saute Leeks in broth and then add garlic.
2. Sprinkle olive oil over tomatoes and roast them.
3. Place roasted tomatoes into a pan and puree with a hand blender until smooth.
4. Add leeks,garlic and vegetable stock.
5. Bring to a boil.
6. Add seasoning.
7. Puree soup with a hand blender until smooth or the consistency you want.

Note:  If you like your soup thicker, add less vegetable stock.

Note: You can make croutons with your Rye bread or bake Chickpea chips but remember chickpeas will be considered a protein. If you want to make the rye bread croutons, you could add a cheese to the soup for your protein or shred some chicken and throw it in your soup.

photo of leaves by Sonny Abesamis