Spicy Tomato Soup
1 Bermuda Onion, sliced very thin then chopped finely
4 Cloves Garlic, minced
Sauté the above in 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil, then add:
(2) 14 ounce cans Tomato Sauce
(2) 14 ounce cans Water
2 Tablespoons Pesto
3 Teaspoons ground Cumin
1 Teaspoon Celtic Sea Salt
1 Tablespoon Frank's Red Hot Sauce
Combine the tomatoes and spices together with the onion and garlic. Bring the mixture to a boil, and then add the water. Stir this together so that the soup is not boiling (so it won’t break the glass in your blender) then blend it on high in your blender (optional, but we felt like it would be more liquidy that way for our fast.) Serve hot. Makes about 7 cups of soup. Yum! (I think. . .who can tell at this point. Anything may taste good.)
We had an 8 oz. mug of it and it seemed to satisfy us. Another day of our fast done, 17 more to go.
Prep and cooking time about 15 minutes. Heck, we couldn't wait any longer than that anyway!
Cumin is an antibacterial herb good for the liver and digestion, increases libido, and good for migraines associated with digestive causes. Garlic and onions are both antibacterial and antiviral.
Pesto, a mixture of basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and parmesan cheese, is a wonderful flavoring agent for soups and spaghetti sauce. Basil is good for the heart, acts as an anti-inflammatory and is high in magnesium and vitamin K. My pesto also contains lots of parsley (an awesome herb.) You can find pesto in the refrigerator section in most grocery stores by the fresh vegetables.
Celtic Sea Salt (http://www.celticseasalt.com) has countless medicinal uses. It is a moist grey salt harvested from somewhere in France and is not processed at super high temperatures like regular sea salt. Therefore, the body can take in the sodium, chloride and other natural minerals from the sea and use those minerals to our body’s best advantage. Research shows Celtic Sea Salt can help correct excess acidity, restore good digestion, relieve allergies and skin disease, prevent some types of cancer, boost cellular energy and give heightened resistance to infections and bacterial disease.
Tomatoes are jam-packed with lycopenes which are powerful antioxidants abundant in red tomatoes and processed tomato products, may help prevent prostate cancer and some other forms of cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases. I teach my clients that taking in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals from natural food sources are far better than taking them in pill form.
Bon Appétit!
