Roasted Tomato Soup
Apologies for not being around of late, the imminent business launch and work around it are keeping me from blogging as much as I'd like. Just thought I'd pop in and share this lovely recipe for roasted tomato soup! I made this last Saturday when my friend Sandie and her hubby came for dinner. We all agreed it was tasty and rich, but personally I would prefer a cream based (go figure) tomato soup! It's based on a Gordon Ramsay recipe and serves four.
Ingredients:
- Olive Oil
- 1kg vine ripened tomatoes, halved
- 1 large red onion, sliced
- 2 crushed cloves garlic
- handful thyme sprigs
- handful fresh basil
- 1 litre chicken/vegetable stock
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 4 sprigs baby vine ripened tomatoes
- olive oil
- small basil leaves to garnish
Add garlic, tomatoes, onion and thyme sprigs and roast for about 20 minutes. Add handful basil and roast for a further five minutes.
Heat up stock and add paprika and roasted mixture to it. Boil for five minutes.
Drain tomato mixture, reserving stock.
Puree tomato mixture and gradually add stock back in until you reach your desired consistency.
Press through a mesh strainer, pushing on the puree with the back of a ladle.
To serve heat up some olive oil and saute baby tomato vines for a minute or two. Place on top of soup. Add some small basil leaves and drizzle the pan oil over top.
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On a completely different note, if you're bored this afternoon I will be on Seioge and O'Shea discussing issues relevant to Irish housewives. The impetus was a sensationalist Daily Mail article, but as ridiculous as the articles suggestion may be, I do feel that housewives are undervalued as contributors to society. So we'll see what happens and find out just how many pounds the camera adds! I promise to be back soon! ;-)
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