Leave the opamp with it's ground connected to the joint between the two resistors, choose the bias so it drives the output from the -2.5 V the opamp sees (which really is the 0 from the computer) to the +2.5V (which is the +5 of the computer).
That way you might just add a single 10ct component and get rid of the problem completely.
Just enough to raise the ground of the LM35 above the input sensitivity threshold.
One Si diode would probably work, two Ge in series would be slightly better (because you get more range).
So that would be:
+
|
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+---+--+
| lm35 +---- out
+---+--+
|
---
\ /
v
---
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---+-- gnd
The diode is 'up side down', you simply use the voltage drop to raise the 0 of the lm35 (like a zener diode), it doesn't know any better and will add the output voltage to the ~0.6 V the diode provides.