Author Pam - For the Love of Cooking / Inspired by Cafe Murrayhill
Equipment
Baking Sheet
Dutch oven
Immersion Blender
Ingredients
Slow Roasted Tomatoes:
15 miscellaneous tomatoes, cored & halved if large
2large cloves of garlic, cut into slivers
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Dried basil, to taste
Dried oregano, to taste
1-2tbspolive oil, to taste
Soup:
1tbspolive oil
½yellow onion, finely diced
2carrots, peeled & finely diced
2celery stalks, finely diced
2largecloves of garlic, minced
slow simmered tomatoes & their juices
4cupschicken broth**Use vegetable broth for a vegetarian version
Juice from 2 oranges
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
For Serving:
¼cupbasil, chopped
Pesto, to taste
Homemade Croutons
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. Line a baking sheet with tin foil then coat it with cooking spray.
Core the tomatoes. Slice the larger tomatoes in half and leave the small ones whole. Place on the baking sheet, cut side up. Slide the slivers of garlic into the tomato halves. Season with black pepper, dried basil, and dried oregano, to taste. Drizzle the top of the tomatoes with a bit of olive oil.
Place into the oven and roast for 90 minutes then turn the tray. Return to the oven and continue to roast for 90-120 minutes, or until juicy and roasted.
Place on the counter to cool then season with sea salt, to taste. Once they are cool, put the tomatoes and their juices into a storage bowl with a lid and place them into the refrigerator until needed.
Coat a small Dutch oven with olive oil. Add the onions, carrots, and celery then place a lid on it. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 7-10 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender; add the minced garlic and cook, constantly stirring, for 1 minute.
Add the roasted tomatoes, broth, and orange juice, and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Cover with a lid and let it simmer for 45-60 minutes. Add chopped basil and stir to combine.