You might be thinking I’m crazy for posting a soup recipe when the temperatures are still nice and toasty. But, for those of you who have a garden brimming with tomatoes right now, you may be thanking me.
My garden is exploding with tomatoes, so in attempt to use them all up, I made this amazing roasted tomato soup. It’s fairly easy to make since you just throw the tomatoes in the oven to cook.
Pair it with a nice grilled cheese, and there you have it. Even on a nice hot day it’s amazing!
{Roasted Tomato Soup with Basil}
adapted from this recipe
Ingredients
- 4 lb tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 6-8 garlic cloves, left unpeeled
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons fresh oregano, minced [use only 1/2 tsp if you used dried]
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced [use only 1 tsp if using dried basil]
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
Arrange tomatoes, cut sides up, in 1 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, basil, 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 (use caution when blending hot liquids), then force through a sieve into cleaned pot, discarding solids. Stir in cream and salt and pepper to taste and simmer 2 minutes.
Divide soup among 8 bowls.
Enjoy!
xoxo,
Caroline
Caroline, I was going to email and get this recipe and now I found it. I’ve been craving it since I heard the other girls talking about how good it was!! Now that I have so many tomatoes, I can put them to good use! MMMM!
that looks so yum! love roasted tomatoe soup in all forms. thank you for the yummy looking recipe.
I just made this soup. One word….delish!!!!!! Thinking od not straining it next time but rather buy an immersion blender and really puree it. Try it, you’ll be pleased!
Is this the same as the Tomato Basil that is at Zupas? Because if so, I am totally making it!!
I had this soup at Zupas yesterday and loved it! In my searching today, I found this recipe and made it tonight. It’s amazing!! I added a bit more salt and more basil. This will be a regular recipe in our home. thanks for posting it.
hi andrea!
this is not the exact same recipe as the tomato basil soup at zupas, but it is still a keeper. very tasty!