Roasted Tomato Soup
Soup - Vegetable -
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INGREDIENTS
- 900 grams / 2 pounds vine ripened tomatoes, halved
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
- 1 liter / 2 pints vegetable stock
- Fresh basil
- 1/2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- Salt and ground black pepper
METHOD
Place the tomato halves, cut side up, on a baking tray with the garlic cloves. Drizzle with the oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast at 195C/385F for 1 hour. Snip the ends off the garlic cloves, and squeeze the insides into the bowl of a food processor along with the entire contents of the baking tray. Add stock, basil, and vinegar; blend until smooth. Season to taste. Serve either hot or cold.