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Roasted -tomato Soup

photo by CountryLady


- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 4 lbs tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 6 cloves garlic, left unpeeled
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cups chicken stock or 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
directions
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat to 350°F.
- Arrange tomatoes, cut sides up, in a single layer in a large shallow baking pan and add garlic to pan.
- Drizzle tomatoes with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast tomatoes and garlic 1 hour, then cool in pan on a rack.
- Peel garlic.
- Cook onion, oregano, and sugar in butter in a 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, garlic, and stock and simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
- Purée soup in batches in a blender (be careful with this hot liquid), then force through a sieve into cleaned pot, discarding the solids. If you blend it VERY well, its really not necessary to strain (I don't!).
- Stir in cream and salt and pepper to taste and simmer 2 minutes.
- **Soup can be made 1 day ahead and cooled, uncovered, then chilled, covered.
- Reheat just before serving.
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Reviews
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This recipe takes the humble tomato and creates a simple, but elegant soup that is truly fit for a special dinner party. However, this batch was made especially for my dil who was craving some tomato soup and couldn't find any in the store that didn't have sugar. I made this soup and substituted Splenda for the sugar, but will decrease the amount next time I make it. Since I only got to sample a couple of spoonfuls, I will definitely be baking this again soon. I used plum tomatoes and was surprised that I didn't have to strain this soup after pureeing it with my hand blender. EXCELLENT recipe CountryLady!!!
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Oh my goodness this was the best tomato soup we'd ever had!! And it was so simple too!! I used 1/4 cup of heavy cream, but it was even really delicious before adding the cream. Also used olive oil instead of butter and added 1/4 teaspoon dried basil. Next time I will make the parmesan wafer to float on top!! Thanks for a great recipe!!
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I will never look at Campbell's Tomato Soup again quite the same way.....and I really like Campbell's Tomato Soup. I had a large number of tomatoes that we had picked green in September as the first fall frost was approaching and now several have ripened....What to do?... Then I saw the recipe for this soup and was intrigued....This soup is exquisite....it feels like late summer sunshine on your tongue....It has a very full and beautiful taste. I have never roasted tomatoes before and I believe that it was this step that created the intensity of flavour. This would be elegant enough for a dinner party and casual enough for soup and grilled cheese sandwiches in front of the t.v.....I used splenda in place of the sugar and I used fat free evaporated milk in place of the heavy cream....I also used an imersion blender and gave it a good go....it was beautifully smooth and I did not need to go through the straining step. I highly recommend this beautiful soup... Thanks CountryLady for posting this recipe...
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