Spicy Roasted Tomato Soup

• 4 lb. fresh tomatoes, quartered
• 10 cloves garlic
• 1 sm. carrot, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• Salt, to taste
• Black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
• 1/2 cup shallots, minced
• 2 tbsp. fresh horseradish, grated
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
• 3 cups V-8 juice
• 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 2 lemons, juice of
• 1 pint yellow tear drop tomatoes
• 1/2 cup red onions, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup sm. fresh basil leaves
• 1/4 cup sm. fresh tarragon leaves
• 1/4 cup sm. fresh chervil leaves
• 1/4 cup sm. fresh flat leaf parsley
• Drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil

1. Preheat the oven to 400F.
2. On a baking sheet, toss the tomatoes garlic, carrots and olive oil together.
3. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Roast for 15 minutes, or until the tomatoes are tender.
5. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
6. In a food processor with a metal blade, combine the roasted tomatoes, shallots, horseradish and parsley.
7. Puree until the mixture is smooth.
8. Add the V-8 juice, Worcestershire sauce, and juice from 2 lemons.
9. Puree until the mixture is smooth.
10. Season with salt and pepper.
11. Remove the mixture from the food processor and chill completely.
12. In a mixing bowl, toss the tear drop tomatoes, red onions, basil, tarragon, chervil and parsley.
13. Season with a drizzle of the extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper.
14. To serve, ladle the soup into each bowl.
15. Garnish each soup with the tomato and herb salad.

fresh tomatoes, garlic, carrot, olive oil, salt, black pepper, shallots, fresh horseradish, parsley, worcestershire sauce, lemons, tomatoes, red onions, fresh basil, tarragon, chervil, flat leaf parsley, drizzle of extravirgin olive oil

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/4712 (may not work)