Very delicious! I used a variety of fresh tomatoes, including green zebras and vine-grown red tomatoes from my mother-in-law's garden. I used about 6 tomatoes, I believe, of various sizes, and I added no extra juice because my tomatoes were very juicy. I did not peel and seed the tomatoes. I added one small chopped onion and two cloves minced garlic. I also probably used about twice as much basil as was called for. After cooking everything down and blending it, I should have put it through a strainer because some of the fibrous parts of the basil did not puree. I did taste the mixture before I added a half pint of cream and a stick of butter, and it was delicious. But all the ingredients together were phenomenal. Served with some crusty French bread and a garnish of grated parmesan and mozzerella, it was a very tasty, satisfying meal.
ETA: I should mention that I did let it cool somewhat before putting it in the blender; I've had past experiences with the steam building up and the blender lid blowing off!
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