Nordstrom's Tomato Soup

We have been looking for a good Creamy Tomato Soup.  I have tried another one this fall but we really didn't have the right ingredients. When I saw this recipe and knew we had to try. It reminded me of a tomato soup my Dad would make in the diner and then he would add cooked elbows -Cream of Tomato Macaroni Soup.  This came together quickly.  I would suggest a large stock Pot to make it in when it comes to using an immersion blender because this makes a lot of soup. 

Ingredients

1/3 cup olive oil

1 medium onion diced

5 carrots diced

1 tsp. dried basil

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

2 - 28 oz cans of Italian Style tomatoes with the juice

1 quart of vegetable stock

2 cups heavy cream

Directions

In a large pot over medium heat, add 1/3 cup of olive oil, one medium diced yellow onion, and five large diced carrots. Sauté for about 5 minutes until softened. Then, add a teaspoon or so each of dried basil, salt, and pepper. After that, add 56 ounces of whole, peeled Italian-style tomatoes and their juices along with one quart of vegetable stock to the pot. Let simmer for about 25 minutes.

Add 16 ounces of heavy cream to the pot and cook for another 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, throw in some fresh basil, and then use an immersion blender (or regular blender!) to blend the soup until smooth. Serve the soup with more fresh basil on top.