Hollie's Tomato Basil Soup

Serve this awesome and simple soup cold or heated. The nutrition facts are at Calorie Count!

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Tomato Basil Soup

Ingredients:

2 lbs tomatoes, quartered
2 cups vegetable stock
8 cloves garlic, peeled
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
3 Tbl olive oil, divided
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375

Place garlic and tomatoes, skin side up, in a large baking dish coated with 1 Tbl olive oil.
Mix salt and pepper in 2 Tbl olive oil and brush over tomatoes and garlic to lightly coat. Roast tomatoes in the oven 1 hour.

Remove tomatoes from oven and cool about 10 minutes.

Place tomatoes, garlic, stock, and basil in blender or food processor and blend until smooth

Notes:

The type of tomatoes you use will affect the flavor. I buy the vine ripened tomatoes personally, but your favorite type should work just fine.

Try using chicken stock for an interesting flavor combination - unless you are a tomato soup purist.