Pat's Tomato Basil Bisque With Roasted Garlic
- 1 head garlic
- 12 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 lbs plum tomatoes, ripened and roughly chopped
- 3 cups vegetable stock
- 12 cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato paste
- 12 cup fresh basil, shredded and loosely packed
- 23 cup light cream
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Remove loose, papery skin from garlic, leaving heads intact.
- Place garlic on a sheet of heavy-duty foil; drizzle with 1/4 teaspoon olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Loosely wrap foil around garlic, folding foil edges securely.
- Roast until garlic has softened, about 40 minutes, then transfer to plate.
- Open carefully and discard foil; let garlic cool.
- Separate garlic into cloves.
- Squeeze soft garlic from each clove into a small bowl; set aside.
- Heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan until foaming.
- Add the onion and roasted garlic.
- Cook gently for about 5 minutes, stirring, until the onion is softened but not brown.
- Stir in the chopped tomatoes, then add the stock, white wine and sun-dred tomato paste, with salt and pepper to taste.
- Bring to a boil, then lower the heat, half cover the pan, and simmer gently for 20 minutes, shirring occcasionally to keep the tomatoes from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Process the soup with the shredded basil in a blender or food processor, then press through a sieve into a clean pan.
- Add the cream and heat through, stirring.
- Do not allow the soup to approach the boiling point.
- Check the consistency and add more stock if necessary, then season with salt and pepper.
- Pour into heated bowls and garnish with basil.
- Serve at once.
- (Can also be frozen and served later.
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garlic, extra virgin olive oil, olive oil, butter, onion, tomatoes, vegetable stock, white wine, tomato paste, fresh basil, light cream, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pats-tomato-basil-bisque-with-roasted-garlic-187007 (may not work)