Tomato basil soup
Ingredients
- 3 pounds plum tomatoes, halved
- 8 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 yellow onions, thinly sliced
- ½ cup packed basil leaves
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 2 onion, chopped
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- Bread
Steps
- Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place tomatoes and garlic cloves on the baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.
- Season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for 30-35 minutes.
- Add olive oil to the frying pan. Add the onions and stir to coat with olive oil.
- Cook, stirring occasionally. Check 5-10 minutes until they have caramelized.
- Once tomatoes are done cool for 10 minutes, then add them to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Next add basil and caramelized onions and blend again.
- Transfer back to pot and add oregano, thyme, stock, salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes.
