Fresh Tomato Soup With Basil

Total Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 lbs beefsteak tomatoes or 5 plum tomatoes, cored and quartered
• 1 lb tomato, medium sized, cored and diced
• 2 onions, chopped
• 8 garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• salt
• sugar
• 1 cup fresh basil, chopped

Recipe

• 1 adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 450°f combine quartered tomatoes, onions, whole garlic cloves, oil, 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoons sugar in large roasting pan. roast, stirring once or twice, until tomatoes are brown in spots, about 1 1/2 hours. let cool 5 minutes. working in two batches, process roasted tomato mixture in food processor until smooth. (pureed mixture can be refrigerated for up to 1 day).
• 2 when ready to serve, combine diced tomatoes, minced garlic, basil, and 1/4 teaspoons salt in bowl and marinate for 30 minutes. transfer to large saucepan, add pureed tomato mixture, and simmer over medium heat until diced tomatoes are slightly softened, about 5 minutes. season with salt and sugar to taste. serve.