Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
Why I Love This Recipe
One of my friends had oral surgery and requested tomato basil soup.
Ingredients You'll Need
3 lbs ripe tomatoes cut in half
1/4 cup plus 2 tbspns olive oil
1 Tbspn kosher salt
1 1/3 tspns pepper
2 cups chopped onion
6 garlic cloves
2 tbspns butter
1/4 tspn crushed red pepper flakes
3 cups chopped tomatoes, with their juices
4 cups fresh basil leaves
1 tspn fresh thyme leaves
1 quart chicken stock
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Toss tomatoes, 1/4 cup olive oil, salt and pepper. Spread tomatoes in 1 layer baking sheet and roast for 45 minutes.
In an 8 quart stockpot over medium heat, saute the onions and garlic with 2 tbsns olive oil, butter, and red pepper flakes for 10 minutes util the onions start to brown
Add the canned tomatoes, basil, thyme, and chicken stock.
Bring to a boil and simmer uncovered for 40 min.
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