I love tomatoes they are one of my favorite foods. I love to eat tomatoes in salads, with a little salt right off the plant, in sauces, but my favorite way to eat tomatoes is in soup. Growing up my mom made grilled cheese sandwiches and out of a can tomato soup. I thought it was the best soup ever until I was visiting my sister’s house in the Carolina’s. My sister made a homemade roasted tomato soup and it was amazing. I got her recipe and of course I can never leave anything alone and tweaked it to make it my own.
A perfect soup for a garden tomato!
Roasted Tomato Soup
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- Enough fresh tomatoes cut in half or pieces to fill up a cookie tray. The tomatoes I used were mainly Romas and Big Boys.
- 6-8 garlic cloves peeled
- 1 large yellow onion sliced
- 3/4 cup fresh basil leaves washed or one grocery store I buy from only has basil in a tube that is minced into a paste you can also use that too, but I tend to love my basil so I use the entire tube.)
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- Salt or pepper to taste I tend to not use much of either because the stock already has some sodium in it.
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
- Wash your tomatoes and cut them in half if on the small side or into pieces if you have very large tomatoes.
- Arrange your tomatoes, sliced onions, peeled garlic, and fresh basil onto a cookie sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
- Place cookie sheet into the oven for about 20-25 minutes or until the tomatoes, garlic , and onions are caramelized.
- Once everything is caramelized remove from the cookie sheet to a large pot at least 5 qts.
- Add in the 4 cups of chicken or vegetable stock and bring to a boil, then simmer for no more than fifteen minutes to reduce liquids.
- Use an immersion blender or potato masher to make your tomato soup as smooth as you like it. I love my soup to still be a bit chunky so I do not totally blend it smooth.
- Add the 1 cup of cream and stir in, but again this is totally optional.
Serve this yummy roasted tomato soup with grilled cheese, corn bread, or as a stand alone. Whatever you serve this soup with, it delicious and I hope your family loves it as much as mine.
What ways do you like eat your tomatoes? Comment below!
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