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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onions and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent and very tender, about 10 minutes. | 2. Stir in the tomatoes and their juices, plus the water, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the flavors have melded, about 30 minutes. (If you're in a hurry, you can skip the simmer time -- just add a bit less water.) | 3. Add the basil, season with salt and pepper, remove from the heat, and let cool briefly, about 5 minutes. | 4. Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large, heatproof bowl. | 5. Using a blender, purée the soup in batches until smooth, removing the small cap from the blender lid (the pour lid) and covering the space with a kitchen towel (this allows steam from the hot soup to escape and prevents the blender lid from popping off). | 6. Pour the blended soup through the strainer, pressing on the solids with a rubber spatula or ladle; discard the solids. Taste the soup and season with additional salt and pepper as needed. | 7. Return the soup to the saucepan and reheat on medium low until hot. | 8. If you choose, serve topped with a tablespoon of crème fraîche. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
yellow onion	1		peeled halved sliced	-	-	-	-
red pepper flake	1	teaspoon	started	-	-	-	-
tomato	2	cans		80.4198	17.3796	3.9316	0.8936
water	1 1/2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
basil leaf	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
kosher salt				-	-	-	-
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
creme fraiche				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.