No Soup For You' French Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• 6 servings pepper black freshly ground to taste
• 2 cups chicken broth 
• 0.3 teaspoon cinnamon freshly ground
• 0.5 teaspoon basil dried
• 0.5 teaspoon thyme leaves dried
• 0.3 cup vermouth dry to taste
• 1 tablespoon basil fresh chopped
• 1 tablespoon thyme leaves fresh chopped
• 2 cloves garlic thinly sliced
• 4 ounce gorgonzola cheese crumbled
• 2 tablespoons olive oil extra-virgin as needed
• 1 large onion chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon oregano dried
• 1 tablespoon oregano fresh chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 2 pounds tomatoes fresh peeled seeded chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• ladle
• pot

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat, stir in onion. Cook and stir until golden brown, about 12 minutes; season with salt, black pepper, dried basil, dried oregano, and dried thyme. Cook until dried herbs are fragrant, about 1 more minute, then mix in the tomatoes and vermouth. Bring to a boil, then stir in the chicken broth. Bring soup back to a boil, and reduce heat to a simmer.
2. Mix in the fresh basil, oregano, thyme, and garlic. Cover pot, and cook until tomatoes are tender, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Sprinkle cinnamon over the soup, and ladle into bowls; top each serving with a spoonful of crumbled Gorgonzola cheese.