I tried to make tomato soup from scratch recently. I slaved over the stove for over an hour sauteing carrots, and sweating fresh tomatoes. It took forever and was positively mediocre. My son wasn't even that thrilled with it. Then something occurred to me that was much simpler. I tried it and it has been a life and time saver!

Ingredients:

3 cups Tomato juice 

(PURE tomato juice. 

It must be just tomatoes 

and maybe salt added, 

nothing more!)

1 cup Almond/Cashew/Coconut 

or other nut milk

Salt and pepper

Dried Parsley

Paprika

Dried Oregano 

Dried Basil

Garlic Salt

Onion Flakes

Directions: 

Combine the tomato juice and milk in a sauce pan.

Add a pinch of everything else, depending on your taste.

Bring to the boil and then simmer over low-medium heat for 20 minutes,

Eat and enjoy!

You can add red pepper flakes, fresh tomatoes or other vegetables, or fresh onions and garlic if you want to cook for a bit longer. So easy and my son loves it!