Vegan Creamy Carrot Tomato Soup with Cashews and Basil

Name: Vegan Creamy Carrot Tomato Soup with Cashews and Basil
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American, World Cuisine
Ingredients: 1 sweet yellow onion - finely diced; 2 large carrots - roughly chopped (about 2 cups of carrot); 4 cloves garlic - minced; 1 14 ounce can whole peeled tomatoes; ~1/2 cup finely chopped basil; 2 tsp grated ginger; 4 cups vegetable broth; 1 cup cashews (if allergic to cashews sub out 1 cup of the vegetable broth for 1 cup coconut milk); 1 tsp maple syrup; 1 tsp salt (add more to taste); 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp paprika; juice from 1/2 lemon; 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional for flavor)