Smoky Roasted Tomato Soup

Name: Smoky Roasted Tomato Soup
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1.5 kg tomatoes, halved, cut a "V" out of the top to remove the core; 5 garlic cloves, not peeled; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika, optional; 1 tsp cooking salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, finely minced; 1 onion, diced; 1 L (4 cups) vegetable stock/broth; 1/2 tsp white sugar, only if needed; 1/2 cup cream, optional, plus extra for drizzling; 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh basil leaves, garnish

Brandi @cook_110227848

Smoky Roasted Tomato Soup

Brandi @cook_110227848

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Ingredients

5 servings

Smoky Roasted Tomatoes:
1.5 kgtomatoes, halved, cut a "V" out of the top to remove the core
5garlic cloves, not peeled
2 tbspolive oil
1 1/2 tspsmoked paprika, optional
1 tspcooking salt
1/4 tspblack pepper
Soup:
1 tbspolive oil
2garlic cloves, finely minced
1onion, diced
1 L (4 cups)vegetable stock/broth
1/2 tspwhite sugar, only if needed
1/2 cupcream, optional, plus extra for drizzling
1/4 cuproughly chopped fresh basil leaves, garnish

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Steps

1

Roast Tomatoes:
Preheat the oven to 220°C-180°C
2

Toss & squidge - Place the tomatoes and unpeeledgarlic cloves on a tray. Drizzle/sprinkle with the oil, paprika, salt, and pepper. Toss to coat, squidging the cut face of the tomato in the oil on the tray to thoroughly coat. Arrange tomatoes cut face up.
3

Roast for 40 to 45 minutes or until there is some charring on the tomatoes.
4

Soup:
Sauté – Heat the oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Sauté the garlic and onion for 3 minutes or until the onion is translucent.
5

Tomatoes – Remove the garlic cloves from the baking tray. Scrape all the tomatoes and juices into the pot. Squeeze garlic flesh into the pot. Add vegetable stock.
6

Blitz with a stick blender until smooth (or do this in a food processor or blender)
7

Simmer – Bring to a simmer then lower heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the cream.
8

Ladle into bowls, drizzle with cream and garnish with basil.