Roasted Garlic Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 3 heads garlic
• 2 medium onions
• 2 cups fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
• 0.5 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes or 1 large fresh tomato
• 4 cups chicken broth or 4 cups vegetable broth
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges (or bottled lemon juice)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 chop off tops of garlic heads, and arrange in glass baking dish. drizzle with olive oil and lightly season with salt and pepper. cover tightly with tin foil.
• 3 roast in oven for 45 minutes. let cool for 5 minutes, then squeeze out cloves.
• 4 coarsely chop garlic cloves. saute onion in butter until translucent, then add garlic, chicken broth, wine, tomatoes and italian seasoning. bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. remove from heat.
• 5 separate 1 cup of mixture and puree until smooth, then return to pot, or use a stick blender for a couple of pulses.
• 6 stir in spinach and cover just a few minutes until spinach is wilted.
• 7 serve with lemon garnish.