Roasted Tomato Basil Soup

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Soup

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 1 20

Total Time: 1 40

Servings: people

Calories: 190kcal

Author: Kris Longwell

This Roasted Tomato Basil Soup is the ultimate in comfort. Roasting the tomatoes gives the soup a deep, rich flavor. And over-the-top good with grilled cheese sandwiches.

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Equipment

Large Dutch oven, or soup pot

Ingredients

9 Roma tomatoes sliced lengthwise
3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 yellow onion diced
4 garlic cloves minced
1 tablespoon fresh thyme minced
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 28 oz. can San Marzano tomatoes crushed
1 cup basil fresh, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon sugar
2 cups chicken stock
⅔ cup heavy cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Spread tomato halves on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, and then sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
Roast tomatoes for 1 hour. Remove from oven and set aside.
Heat 2 tablespoon oil, or butter, in a large pot (or Dutch oven) over medium-high heat.
Add onion, and saute for about 5 minutes.
Stir in the garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper. Sauté for another minute.
Add crushed tomatoes, basil, and sugar to the pot. Lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Add the stock and the roasted tomatoes into the pot. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring every now and then.
Use an immersion blender to purée the soup, or very carefully transfer to a blender or food processor to purée. This would most likely need to be done in a couple batches. Return the soup to the pot.
Stir in the cream.
To make the mini croutons: Cut a few small pieces of bread in small cubes, add a little oil, diced garlic and basil...bake at 400 for about 7 minutes... these make wonderful croutons!
Add the croutons to the top of the served soup. Serve at once!

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Notes

We find fresh Roma tomatoes are perfect for roasting, but most tomatoes will work. Thick slices are best. Be sure to cut away any brown spots, especially on the top of the tomato. The roasted tomatoes can be made up 1 day in advance, but we think using them within a couple of hours or roasting is best.

Fresh thyme and basil is always best, but if using dried, then reduce the thyme to 1½ teaspoons and ¼ cup of dried basil.

Whole milk, or half-and-half can be substituted for the cream, although the soup won't be as silky and the taste not as rich, but will still be delicious.

Substitute vegetable stock/broth for the chicken stock to make the soup 100% vegetarian.

The soup will keep in the fridge for up to 1 week and freezes beautifully for up to 2 months.

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