Tomato Basil Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 1/2 lbs ripe plum tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise
• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup yellow onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 14 ounces plum tomatoes, with their juice
• 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
• 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 2 cups chicken stock

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 toss the tomatoes with 1/8 cup olive oil, salt, and pepper. place them on a baking sheet and then into the oven to roast for 45 minutes.
• 3 in an 8 quart stockpot over medium heat, sauté the onions and garlic with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and red pepper flakes for 10 minutes, until the onions start to brown. add the canned tomatoes, basil, thyme, and chicken stock.
• 4 add the oven roasted tomatoes, including the liquid on the baking sheet. being to a boil and summer, uncovered for 40 minutes. pass through a food mill fitted with the coarsest blade, or pulse in your food processor.
• 5 taste for seasonings. serve hot or cold.