Creamy Tomato Soup With Oregano And Roasted Garlic Recipes

GARLIC TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-cup baking dish, combine the garlic and oil. Cover and bake at 300° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned., In a large saucepan, bring the garlic, tomatoes and tomato puree to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. , Add the cream, oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Cool slightly. Place half of the soup at a time in a blender; cover and process until pureed. Return to the pan; heat through.,

CREAMY TOMATO SOUP WITH OREGANO AND ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• In a nonreactive soup pot, heat oil over medium-low heat and add onion.
• Stir and saute for a minute or two.
• Cover, lower heat and sweat onions for about 3 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and stock to the pot, stir and increase heat to medium.
• Squeeze garlic cloves from their skins into the soup pot and add 1 tablespoon of the garlic- infused oil left from roasting.
• Add the oregano, stir well, cover and cook until soup comes to a simmer.
• Simmer gently for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• In a blender in small batches, blend the soup.
• Return the blended soup to the pot.
• Put the last ladle or two of soup into the blender, add cream and blend.
• Then add the cream mixture to the soup pot and stir to blend.
• Heat over low heat until the soup is heated through.
• Taste for seasoning.
• Sometimes canned tomatoes can be acidic so add honey or sugar to bring up the sweetness if necessary.
• Serve hot.
• Do not allow the soup to boil or it may separate.
• ROASTING GARLIC:.
• To roast garlic, separate the cloves and put them in a small ovenproof dish and drizzle with two tablespoons of olive oil and cover with foil.
• Bake at 325 degrees for about 35 to 40 minutes until the cloves are soft and tender.

CREAM OF ROASTED TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
• Halve tomatoes lengthwise and lay them cut sides down in a jelly-roll pan.
• Brush generously with 3 tablespoons oil and sprinkle with garlic, oregano, basil, and pepper.
• Roast tomatoes until their edges are charred, about 15 to 20.
• Scrape tomatoes, oil, and herbs from pan into food processor.
• Process until not quite smooth (leaving small chunks and charred black specks).
• In a saucepan cook onion in remaining 2 tablespoons oil until translucent.
• Whisk in roasted tomato puree, broth, and wine.
• Then whisk tomato paste.
• Heat the cream and whisk in to the tomato mixture.
• Taste and add sugar if necessary.
• Stir in optional Parmesan.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and bring soup to a simmer.

CREAM OF TOMATO GORGONZOLA SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the tomato soup, diced tomatoes, water, and milk in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in Gorgonzola cheese, garlic, basil, and onion powder. Reduce heat to low; simmer 15 to 20 minutes, stirring often.