Roasted Garlic Tomato Soup Myfreakinkitchen

Ingredients

🍅 3 pounds tomatoes quartered

🍅 1 red pepper seeded and roughly diced

🍅 1 small onion sliced

🍅 4-8 cloves garlic peeled

🍅 2 tablespoons olive oil

🍅 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning

🍅 1 teaspoon salt

🍅 Black pepper to taste

🍅 1 – 2 cups broth OR evaporated milk

🍅 ¼ cup heavy cream optional

🍅 1 teaspoon sugar

🍅 Handful fresh basil

Instructions

1. Prep: Preheat the oven to 420°F.

2. Roast vegetables: Place the tomatoes, red pepper, onion and garlic on a rimmed baking sheet. Toss with olive oil, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Roast for 20-30 minutes, until softened, fragrant and starting to brown.

3. Blend: Place the roasted vegetables in a blender and process until smooth (please ALWAYS check manufacturer's instructions for blending hot ingredients; e.g. Vitamix recommends to leave the lid open in the middle and to cover with a tea towel to allow for the steam to escape).

4. Finish soup: Add the blended vegetables to a large soup pot. Stir in enough broth or evaporated milk to reach your desired consistency. Add heavy cream, if you like, then season with sugar, fresh basil and additional salt/pepper to your taste. Warm through for a few minutes, then remove the basil before serving hot. Soup 🍜