Roasted Tomato Garlic Soup | Winter Special Roasted Tomato Garlic Basil Soup Recipe
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Recipe type: Appetizer
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Serves: 4-5 Servings
 
Ingredients
  • Ripe red tomatoes - 8, medium
  • Garlic - 3 heads
  • Onion - 1, medium
  • Extra-virgin olive oil - 4 tbsp
  • Fresh basil leaves - ½ cup
  • Italian seasoning - ¼ tsp per serving
  • Red chilli flakes to taste
  • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 200 C / 400 F and place the rack at the center of the oven.
  2. Wash the tomatoes nicely under running water ensuring no dirt is left on the skin. Cut each tomato into half.
  3. Now cut the top of each of the garlic heads exposing the cloves.
  4. Peel the onion and roughly chop in chunks.
  5. Take a baking tray and arrange all the halved tomatoes keeping the cut side up.
  6. Throw in the onion chunks between the gaps of the tomato halves.
  7. Place the garlic heads at the center of the baking tray.
  8. Now drizzle a generous amount of extra-virgin olive oil over all the veggies making sure each piece gets a good touch of the oil especially the garlic heads.
  9. Sprinkle a teaspoon of salt over the veggies.
  10. Bake the tomatoes, garlic and onion in the preheated oven for 40 minutes or until the tomatoes & garlic are softened and onions are caramelized.
  11. Transfer the roasted tomatoes and onions to a large saucepan. Squeeze out the softened garlic cloves from the roasted garlic heads and add to the saucepan.
  12. Add about 2 cups of water to the saucepan and using a hand blender, start blending the roasted veggies.
  13. Blend the roasted tomatoes, onion and garlic until you get a completely smooth & lump-free mixture.
  14. Place the saucepan on medium flame and let the roasted tomato garlic soup come to a boil.
  15. Sprinkle the shredded fresh basil leaves over the soup and stir to mix them in.
  16. Continue to boil the soup to thicken it. Season with salt to taste. You can also add a touch of olive oil for extra flavor.
  17. Your roasted tomato garlic soup is ready! Serve it in individual bowls, top it up with Italian seasoning, red chilli flakes and a final dash of olive oil!
  18. Garnish the soup with a sprig of fresh basil and enjoy the winter chill with this homemade delicacy!
Notes
Note: You can also blend the roasted tomatoes, onions and garlic in a jar blender (or mixer grinder), but just cool the mixture off completely before doing that. Never blend hot ingredients in a jar blender unless otherwise your blender is specially designed for hot blending.
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at https://flavorquotient.com/2024/12/roasted-tomato-garlic-soup-winter-special-recipe/