Roasted Red Pepper and Sun Dried Tomato Soup

8 dried tomato halves, not oil packed
1 small onion, diced
2 T olive oil
2 C chicken broth
3 roasted red bell peppers, seeds and skins removed
2 fresh roma tomatoes, seeds removed

Rehydrate dried tomatoes in warm water for 1 hour. Sweat the onion in olive oil about 10 minutes, do not brown. Add broth, rehydrated tomatoes, roasted peppers, and fresh tomatoes. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Process with immersion blender or blender until smooth and season to taste.

Serving Size: makes 8 1-cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WHITEFOOTEDCAT.