Hearty Hot or Cold Roasted Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• 0.5 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 
• 1 quart chicken stock see 
• 0.3 cup basil fresh chopped
• 4 cloves garlic 
• 4 servings ground pepper black to taste
• 3 tablespoons olive oil 
• 2 pounds roma tomatoes quartered plum
• 4 servings salt to taste

Equipment

• food processor
• bowl
• baking pan

Directions

1. Place the tomato halves, cut side up, on a baking tray with the garlic cloves.
2. Drizzle with the oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast at 375 degrees F (195 degrees C) for 1 hour.
3. Snip the ends off the garlic cloves, and squeeze the insides into the bowl of a food processor along with the entire contents of the baking tray.
4. Add stock, basil, and vinegar; blend until smooth. Season to taste.
5. Serve either hot or cold.