Description
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.
Ingredients
Scale
- 9 Roma tomatoes (sliced lengthwise)
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 yellow onion (diced)
- 4 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme (minced)
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 28 oz. can San Marzano tomatoes (crushed)
- 1 cup basil (fresh, roughly chopped)
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2/3 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 tbsp 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!
Notes
For best flavor, use high-quality San Marzano tomatoes. The soup can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or frozen for up to 3 months. Reheat gently to prevent the cream from separating. For a vegetarian version, substitute vegetable stock for chicken stock.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 80 mins
- Method: Soup
- Cuisine: Soup
Nutrition
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 389
- Fat: 12
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 9
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 37