We recently became the proud owners of 7 bushels of tomatoes and 2 bushels of peppers. They weren’t grown by us, they were seconds given to us by a woman we know who works for a farm. Needless to say, we’ve been making a lot of sauce. I found this recipe and I highly recommend it!

While working our way through the many pounds of tomatoes, Steve suggested altering the recipe a bit to get a Roasted Tomato Soup. I liked this recipe for the same reason I like all the recipes I’ve posted on here: it’s easy to make, doesn’t require exact measurements and you can swap out ingredients with no ill effect.

Roasted Tomato Soup Recipe

• 4 pounds plum tomatoes
• 1 good size onion
• 10 cloves garlic
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 basil leaves
• 3 cups beef bone broth (Or veggie stock if you prefer!)
• 1 tablespoons salt
• Cracked pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 350. Halve tomatoes and place them face down on a baking tray. Chop onion into 10 wedges and place onto tray. Peel and place garlic cloves on tray, and then drizzle olive oil over everything. Bake for 1 – 1.5 hours or until skin is nice and wrinkly.
2. Pull from oven and allow to cool. Once done, pull skins off (they’re pretty loose after roasting) and place in blender with roasted onions and garlic. I have a stick blender, so I just put everything into my stock pot and use that.
3. Add basil leaves, salt, pepper and broth in and blend until smooth.
4. Place pot on stove and heat until simmering, stirring periodically. Once simmering, it’s ready to be served! Top with sour cream and enjoy with grilled cheese or some nice, crusty bread. Steve makes Paul Hollywood’s baguettes, and we enjoy these with pretty much any soup.

*** Keep in mind with 4 boys I cook for a crowd, and I usually try to have enough leftover for Steve to bring a lunch for work. If you don’t have as many appetites to cook for, you may want to halve it.
*** We don’t add sugar, because we find roasting the tomatoes sweetens the soup enough. Still, like I said, it’s super easy to add and take away ingredients, so have at it if you prefer a sweeter soup!