Ingredients:
1 large onion, chopped
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
3 pounds fresh, ripe Italian tomatoes, chopped (about 6 cups)
8 sun-dried tomatoes, soaked
1 cup rice, almond or cashew milk
Salt and black and red pepper to taste
3 tbls fresh parsley, basil, or dill chopped
1. In a large pot, sauté the onions in the olive oil until they are soft, then add the fresh tomatoes and stir until the mixture boils.
2. Remove the dried tomatoes from their soaking water and chop them coarsely. Add them and their soaking water to the pot and cook, stirring to prevent sticking.
3. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the soy milk and season to taste with salt and black and red pepper.
4. Serve in bowls with the chopped green herbs as garnish.

Nutritional benefits:

Monounsaturated fat; contains micronutrients, including lycopene from tomatoes.

Cooked tomatoes show the highest levels of lycopene.

Per serving: (based on soy milk)
196 calories
8 g total fat (1 g sat)
0 mg cholesterol
30 g carbohydrate
7 g protein
8 g fiber
250 mg sodium

Makes 3 Servings