Vegan Tomato Bisque

Name: Vegan Tomato Bisque
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; ½ cooking onion, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 celery stalk, chopped; 28 oz can fire-roasted crushed or whole plum tomatoes (regular is fine too); 2 tbsp tomato paste; ½ tsp dried basil; ½ tsp dried thyme; 1 tsp maple syrup or white sugar; 3 cups vegetable broth; ½ tsp sea salt+ more to taste; ¾ cup vegan-friendly heavy cream (like cashew or half & half); ¼ tsp cracked black pepper 1 mL; Handful fresh parsley, finely chopped