Tomato Soup with Cauliflower Gnocchi Dumplings - A Duck's Oven

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 onion (diced)
• 6 cloves of garlic (diced)
• 3 carrots (peeled and diced)
• 2 tbsp flour
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2 12.5 oz cans of diced tomatoes
• 1 tsp fresh thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp chopped basil
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 cups spinach (optional)
• 1 bag Trader Joe's Cauliflower Gnocchi
• Parmesan (for garnish)
• Chiffonade basil (for garnish)