You might be thinking I’m crazy for posting a soup recipe when the temperatures are still nice and toasty. But, for those of you who have a garden brimming with tomatoes right now, you may be thanking me.
My garden is exploding with tomatoes, so in attempt to use them all up, I made this amazing roasted tomato soup. It’s fairly easy to make since you just throw the tomatoes in the oven to cook.
Pair it with a nice grilled cheese, and there you have it. Even on a nice hot day it’s amazing!
{Roasted Tomato Soup with Basil}
adapted from this recipe
Ingredients
- 4 lb tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 6-8 garlic cloves, left unpeeled
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons fresh oregano, minced [use only 1/2 tsp if you used dried]
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced [use only 1 tsp if using dried basil]
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
Directions
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat to 350°F.
Arrange tomatoes, cut sides up, in 1 layer in a large shallow baking pan and add garlic to pan. Drizzle tomatoes with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast tomatoes and garlic 1 hour, then cool in pan on a rack. Peel garlic.
Cook onion, oregano, basil, and sugar in butter in a 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, garlic, and stock and simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
Purée soup in batches in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids), then force through a sieve into cleaned pot, discarding solids. Stir in cream and salt and pepper to taste and simmer 2 minutes.
Divide soup among 8 bowls.
Enjoy!
I don't like tomatoes. But this soup is looking very tasty. I want to taste it. Thanks for sharing such a nice recipe.
It looks smooth and delicious! Yum!
XOXO
Jen
I made this last night and it was FANTASTIC! Thanks for the recipe!
I found your site while randomly surfing blogs, and it's lovely! My neighbor just gave me a ton of tomatoes and I wanted to use them all at once. I made this soup and I swear to god it is the best thing I have ever made – and I cook a LOT! I was feeling under the weather and lazy so I just whirled it all in the cuisinart and didn't strain it and it was perfect – not chunky, but had a nice fresh texture to it. Thank you for posting – this one's a keeper!!