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Roasted Tomato Soup with Parmesan-Garlic Croutons

Roasted Tomato Soup with Parmesan-Garlic Croutons

Comforting recipe for Roasted Tomato Soup with Parmesan-Garlic Croutons

Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword soup, tofu, meatless
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 4
Author Sandra | Sandra's Easy Cooking

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Roma Tomatoes halved/stem and ends removed
  • 1 medium onion peeled/halved
  • 5 garlic cloves peeled
  • 2 Tbs. Olive Oil
  • Salt and Ground Black Pepper to taste
  • 2  Sprigs Rosemary fresh
  • 1 Sprigs Thyme fresh
  • 4 cups  Vegetable stock/or chicken
  • 1/2 Cup Tomato Sauce/no sodium
  • 1 tbsp. Tomato paste
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Parmesan-Garlic Croutons

  • 2 cups Whole Wheat toast/bread cubed
  • 2 Tbs. Olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp. Salt
  • 1/4 tsp. Pepper
  • Garlic Powder
  • 2 Tbs.  Parmesan Cheese Or vegan Parmesan-style Cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven at 450 degrees Fahrenheit. On a large baking sheet, toss halved tomatoes, halved onion, garlic, fresh herbs and season with salt and pepper, drizzle olive oil. Spread the vegetables evenly and into a single layer, putting tomatoes cut side up. Roast them for about 40 minutes in preheated oven, or until everything is soft.
  2. To make croutons, reduce the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and toss the cubed bread on the baking pan/sheet, seasoning it with olive oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Bake for about 20 minutes, take out, sprinkle with the cheese, return in the oven and bake for next 5 minutes.
  3. Finish the soup while croutons are baking. In several batches in a blender or food processor, puree the vegetables adding stock little bits at the time. Put the pureed vegetables in the large saucepan and bring to boil over high heat.
  4. Add Tomato Sauce and tomato paste, season to taste with salt and pepper and turn down the heat on low. Simmer for 15 minutes with occasional stirring.
  5. Serve hot and garnish with croutons and perhaps some more herbs or chopped scallions.

Recipe Notes

I believe any tomatoes would do for this soup, and the juicier the better-my opinion! Toast bread for croutons or sour bread, cubed would work perfectly too. Tomato paste and tomato puree are two different things. READ HERE Seasoning sprinkled: Japanese Sesame Seasoning Used 1 tbsp. of Half and Half for the serving.