Roasted Tomato & Garlic Soup

One of my favorite meals to eat is tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich. This particular soup recipe is not only for the health conscious eaters, but also for all the lazy folks out there who prefer not to slave in the kitchen:) The majority of the work consist of peeling the garlic, slicing the tomatoes, and chopping the onions and basil leaves... the rest you can let the oven/stove do ;)


Ingredients:

• 2 bulks of garlic
• 12 Roma tomatoes
• olive oil
• salt & pepper
• a handful of fresh basil leaves
• 2 tbsp. of herbs (ex. rosemary, parsley)
• 1 can of crushed tomatoes with italian herbs
• 4 cups of vegetable stock 
• 1 onion

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven 425F. Peel dry layers off of garlic cloves. Place cloves on aluminum foil on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Wrap the cloves with the aluminum foil. Cook for 40-45 minutes. 

2. In the meantime, clean tomatoes and cut in half lengthwise. Place halves faced up on foil on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and herbs. Then, set the oven to 300 F and cook for about 1 hour and 40 minutes.

3.When the tomatoes are done, on medium heat, saute chopped onions with olive oil until soft for about 10 minutes.

4.Place the roasted garlic cloves, half of the roasted tomatoes, the sauteed onions and the canned tomatoes in a food processor/blender. Puree until smooth. Place the mixture in a pot with the vegetable stock. Stir and simmer on low heat.

5. Chop the remaining roasted tomatoes and stir them into the soup to add texture. Sprinkle in half of the shredded basil leaves.

6. Chop the remaining basil leaves more finely, and sprinkle on top of soup when serving. 

Costs:

• 2 bulks of garlic- $1.00
• 12 Roma tomatoes- $3.40
• olive oil
• salt & pepper
• a handful of fresh basil leaves- $2.47
• 2 tbsp. of herbs (ex. rosemary, thyme, parsley)
• 1 can of crushed tomatoes with italian herbs- $1.24
• 4 cups of vegetable stock - $2.45
• 1 onion- $0.27

Approximate Total Cost: $10 for a serving of 7-8

xoxo,

Amy