Quick soup

I've never made soup in my Vita Mix, but recently, when we were at Whole Foods, there was a demonstration of Vita Mix soup making.

They made a vegan variant of the minestrone in their cookbook that they called tomato bisque. Here's my interpretation of what they told me they did. (They didn't have the recipe written down.)

2 cups vegetable broth
1 can of diced tomatoes (or 4-5 fresh ones)
1 garlic clove
1 small carrot
1 small onion (I might go with 1/2 a small onion)
1 stalk of celery
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt (if no salt in your tomatoes)
2 tablespoons tomato paste (optional)

Blend it up and when it's blended, turn it all the way up to (very) high for 6-7 minutes. They say the blender will heat the soup up and you'll see steam after that amount of time on high. Add a little Kale and blend it until the pieces are small, but not all the way blended.  I'm going to try it and see if it works. The soup was yummy. I figure, if it doesn't work, I'll just blend it and stick it in a pan on the stove for a little while.

This would be yummy and more filling for girls with some pasta added. My vegan who loves vegetables tasted it at the store and enjoyed it. I think my vegan who doesn't love vegetables might like it without the kale. I think my vegetarian (girl) will like it, too.