Roasted Tomato Soup With Basil

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 1/2 lbs tomatoes
• 1 small onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 12 fresh basil leaves
• crouton

Recipe

• 1 halve each tomato, cut out stem, peel garlic, peel onion and cut it in quarters.
• 2 place tomatoes, garlic and onion in a greased 15"x10" x 1 "inch baking pan; drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle thyme on top, salt and pepper. toss to coat.
• 3 bake at 400°f for 25-30 minutes or until tender; stirring once. cool slightly.
• 4 in a blender, process the tomato mixture and basil leaves in batches until blended. transfer to a large saucepan and heat through. garnish each bowl with salad croutons or extra basil leaves.