Thursday, October 15, 2009

Traditional Childhood Classic Updated



It was raining all day yesterday, so knowing I was going to be off work today, I prepared to make soup...but wouldn't you know it? It ended up being sunny and 80+ degrees today. Still, I was determined to enjoy some home made soup.

I decided on Roasted Tomato and Garlic Basil. Served up with it's natural companion, a grilled cheese. (I promised I wouldn't post about Daiya anymore, so let's just concentrate on that soup, 'kay?)



To make the soup, I preheated my oven to 350 degrees F. I sliced about 10 roma tomatoes in half and placed them cut side up in a single layer on a cookie sheet lined with a Silpat. I liberally drizzled olive oil all over them and then sprinkled on about 2 tablepoons of dried basil, and salt and pepper. I also added about 12 whole cloves of garlic to the mix, and baked them, uncovered, for about 40 minutes. I transferred the roasted tomatoes and garlic to a pot along with any of the remaining oil left on the Silpat. I added 1 cup of veggie broth and 1, 14 ounce can of diced tomatoes along with their juice to the pot. I brought it all to a boil, reduced it to a simmer, and simmered for about 10 minutes. I used my immersion blender to puree the whole pot and it was done!

5 comments:

Jessie (Vegan-minded) said...

That is the perfect comfort meal in my opinion. Tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches are meant to be together. Looks so good!

Mers said...

I love this kind of soup too! So much so that when tomatoes were plentiful a few weeks ago, I roasted several batches and put them in the freezer for later in the winter.

chow vegan said...

A classic combo, it looks awesome! Yum!

Amy said...

I hate it when the weather decides to change on me after I've decided on a warm comforting dinner! This soup looks fantastic though, no matter what the weather!

eviedee said...

Roasted tomato and garlic soup is one of my very favorite things, I am inspired to make a vat of it tomorrow. Your blog makes me wish I was vegan! :)

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