GORDON RAMSAY'S ROASTED TOMATO SOUP

Gordon Ramsay's Roasted Tomato Soup image

Provided by Valerie Dalton

Time 1h

Yield 4 Bowls, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 tablespoons olive oil
10 plum tomatoes, halved
1 white onion, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, halved
2 fresh thyme sprigs
1 teaspoon white sugar
2 bunches basil
1 quart vegetable stock
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Combine the tomatoes, onion and garlic in a mixing bowl and season with olive oil, salt and pepper. Lay out on a baking tray and sprinkle with the thyme, basil and sugar. Roast in the oven at 425 degrees until caramelized.
Pour the tomatoes into a blender and puree. While the blender is running, ladle in hot stock to smooth the soup. You may not use all of the stock. Chicken Stock may be subsitituted for vegetable stock.
For garnish, heat 2 tbsp olive oil, lightly sauté 4 small clusters of cherry tomatos on the vine. Serve on top of the soup with 4 basil leaves, thinly sliced.