hearty hot or cold roasted tomato soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 pounds roma (plum) tomatoes, quartered
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• 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 375 degrees f (195 degrees c) 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.