Gourmet Garlic Roast Tomato Soup Recipes

ROASTED TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F / 190C / Gas Mark 5.
• Spread the cut tomatoes, onion, garlic, and thyme on a baking tray or roasting tin (if you're double/tripling/ quadrupling the recipe, use a roasting tin). Sprinkle with sugar, and season to taste with salt & pepper.
• Coat with olive oil, and roast in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes, or until the tomatoes are about half their size, wrinkly, and some of the juices are caramelized on the bottom of the pan.
• Tip the tomatoes and onions into a blender or food processor. Squeeze the contents out of the garlic bulb, and mash with the back of a fork, add to the tomatoes and onions. Pulse until smooth.
• You can stop here if the soup is thin enough for your liking. If not, pour the rust red mixture into a large sauce pan, and thin the mixture with the stock and heavy cream. Heat the mixture on medium heat, until bubbly and warm.
• Serve with toasted bread or mozzarella cheese-topped bread (preparation below)
• Prepare the Cheese-Topped Bread: Heat a cast-iron (or oven-safe) pan on medium heat. Butter both sides of the bread, and toast the bread until golden brown. Top with fresh mozzarella, and put pan under broiler for a couple minutes until the cheese is bubbly and golden brown. Float on top of hot soup.

ROASTED TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Spread tomatoes, onion, and red bell pepper in 1 layer onto the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over tomato mixture and season with salt and pepper.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes; add garlic and continue roasting until tomato mixture is tender, about 15 more minutes.
• Bring chicken broth, basil, and parsley to a boil in a large stockpot; reduce heat and simmer.
• Put half the tomato mixture into a blender. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend until smooth, adding a small amount of the warm chicken broth if liquid is needed. Pour pureed tomato mixture into stockpot with chicken broth. Puree remaining half of tomato mixture and add to chicken stock mixture, mixing well. Simmer for 5 minutes.

OVEN-ROASTED TOMATO AND GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Place the tomatoes cut-side up on a baking sheet. Combine the garlic and olive oil and brush the tomatoes with it, then season to taste with the salt and pepper. Roast until dried and soft, about 8 hours.
• Heat oil in a medium skillet until the oil begins to simmer. Add the garlic and cook until the slices begin to brown and curl. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until it begins to smoke and saute the onions until golden. Add the wine, raise the heat to high, and reduce until almost dry. Add the stock, canned tomatoes, roasted garlic and roasted tomatoes and reduce by one-quarter.
• Puree the mixture in a food processor and pour into a large pot. Add the thyme, honey and salt and pepper to taste and set aside until just before serving time. Reheat over medium heat and pour into a large serving bowl. Garnish with garlic chips.

ROASTED GARLIC TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Remove papery outer skin from garlic bulbs, but do not peel or separate the cloves. Cut off top of garlic bulbs, exposing individual cloves. Drizzle cut cloves with 2 tablespoons oil. Wrap in foil; place on a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Place tomatoes on same pan; sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Bake 40-45 minutes or until garlic cloves and tomatoes are soft. Unwrap garlic and cool 10 minutes., In a large saucepan, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Add minced garlic, thyme and tomatoes. Squeeze garlic from skins and add to tomato mixture. Add stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until flavors are blended, stirring occasionally., Remove soup from heat; cool slightly. Process in batches in a blender until smooth; return to saucepan. Add cream and the remaining salt and pepper; heat through, stirring occasionally.

ROASTED TOMATO AND GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Pour into roasting pan and place in 500-degree oven. Roast for approximately 1 hour, until the skins just start to blacken; stir the tomatoes often to avoid burning the top layer while the bottom remains undercooked. Remove from the oven and pass through a food mill with a medium disc. Bring to a boil and check seasoning. Serve and drizzle with herb oil and garlic croutons.

ROASTED TOMATO SOUP WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place tomatoes, cut side up, on large baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle tomatoes with 3 tablespoons olive oil. Roast until tomatoes are brown and tender, about 1 hour. Cool slightly.
• Transfer tomatoes and any accumulated juices to processor. Using on/off turns, process until slightly chunky.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, rosemary, thyme and dried crushed red pepper. Add chicken stock; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until soup thickens slightly, about 25 minutes. Remove from heat. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm soup over medium-high heat before continuing.) Stir in basil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, preheat broiler. Brush both sides of baguette slices with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Transfer to large baking sheet. Broil croutons until golden, about 2 minutes per side. Serve with soup.

CHILLED TOMATO, ROASTED GARLIC, AND BASIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a small heavy skillet dry-roast garlic over moderately low heat, turning it occasionally, until skin is browned and garlic is tender, about 20 minutes, and peel. In a blender purée garlic and tomatoes in batches and force through a fine sieve into a bowl. Stir in vinegar, Tabasco, and salt to taste. Chill soup, covered, at least until cold, about 6 hours, and up to 1 day. Before serving, stir in basil and season with salt and pepper if necessary.

ROASTED GARLIC-TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a 2-qt saucepan, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add onion and cook and stir 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes, broth, basil and pepper flakes and heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat; uncover and cool for 15 minutes.
• Place mixture in blender, cover and blend until smooth.
• Return to sauce pan and stir in cream, if using.
• Heat through until hot.

GOURMET GARLIC ROAST TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the large tomatoes in half and gently squeeze to remove most of the seed and juice.
• Soak the anchovy in warm water to soften and remove excess salt.
• When softened, peel the filets from the bones and chop one finely for the soup.
• Heat a suitable pot over medium heat and add the olive oil.
• Add the garlic, anchovy and chili flakes and sauté for aroma.
• Add the onions and cook, stirring regularly, until the onions become soft and brown.
• Add the tomatoes, bring to a simmer and reduce the heat.
• Stir regularly until the tomatoes completely break down.
• At the same time, toss the cherry tomatoes in the virgin olive oil, season them with salt and pepper, and then roast in a hot oven on a baking sheet until they begin to burst open then add them to the pot.
• When the tomatoes have completely broken down, add the basil and stir into the soup.
• Puree the soup in a blender and then strain through a fine sieve to remove seeds, skin, etc.
• Finally, season to taste with salt and pepper and finish with a touch more virgin olive oil to smooth the texture.
• Prepare the garlic cream by combining the garlic and cream in a small pot and bringing to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer until the cream is reduced in volume to about 1/3 of original volume and the garlic cloves are very soft.
• Remove from the heat and strain through a small fine sieve, forcing the cloves of garlic through with a spoon or spatula.
• Stir in the Parmesan cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To serve, heat the soup and ladle into four warm bowls.
• Drizzle the garlic cream over the soup in a decorative pattern and sprinkle a bit of Parmesan cheese over the top.