This Slow Roasted Tomato Soup is made with homegrown tomatoes that are slow roasted to bring out the flavor.  For a different experience, I served it with Biscotti Picanti.

 

I planted a bunch of tomato plants last year and ended up with a pretty good harvest. After making marinara, salsa, soup, and tomato bread, I ran out of ideas so I ended up slow roasting a bunch and freezing several containers for later use.

I hope to have a good harvest again this year. I just started a bunch of tomato plants and they all seem to be sprouting really well under the glow light in my garage.

As I was thinking about what I would make with the tomatoes from this year’s harvest, I realized I needed to use some of my slow roasted tomatoes from last year.

 

I searched for a tomato soup recipe that utilized slow roasted tomatoes and f found this simple and delicious soup recipe.

Slow Roasted Tomato Soup

Adapted from: Kitchen Parade

Ingredients:

• 8 cups (4 cans) chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 large onion, diced small
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 1/2 cups slow-roasted tomatoes
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Thyme to garnish, optional

Directions:

Bring broth to boil in the microwave.

Meanwhile, melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add sugar, onion and garlic and sauté until softened but not browning.

Stir in the slow-roasted tomatoes and hot broth and return to a boil.  I added 3 cans of broth at this point. You can also add some half ‘n’ half, but I decided not to use any.

I let the soup cool down a bit, then puréed it in the blender.  It was pretty thick so I placed the purée back in the stock pot and added a couple more cups of chicken broth.  Then it was ready to eat.

 

I like this tomato soup. Since I already had the roasted tomatoes, it was really easy to prepare. It makes a good weeknight dinner and is a great way to use up slow roasted tomatoes.  It paired really well with the savory biscotti.

Here are some of the other dishes I made with my tomato harvest from last year.  I’m looking forward to making more this year.

• Tomato Bread Soup
• Classic Tomato Soup from the Garden
• Garden Tomato Bread
• Slow Cooker Tomato Herb Soup
• Grilled Margherita Pizza