Roasted Garlic Soup With Parmesan

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 26 cloves roasted garlic (2-3 heads)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 1/4 cups sliced onions
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
• 18 cloves garlic, peeled
• 3 1/2 cups chicken stock or 3 1/2 cups vegetable stock
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan cheese (about 2 ounces)
• 4 lemon wedges

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat; add onions and thyme and cook until onions are translucent, about 6 minutes.
• 2 add roasted garlic and 18 raw garlic cloves and cook 3 minutes.
• 3 add chicken stock; cover and simmer until garlic is very tender, about 20 minutes.
• 4 working in batches, purée soup in blender until smooth.
• 5 return soup to saucepan; add cream and bring to simmer.
• 6 season with salt and pepper.
• 7 divide grated cheese among 4 bowls and ladle soup over.
• 8 squeeze juice of 1 lemon wedge into each bowl and serve.