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==Red onion and roast cherry tomato soup with pesto croutons - about this recipe== | ==Red onion and roast cherry tomato soup with pesto croutons - about this recipe== | ||
An elaborate tomato soup recipe, courtesy of British Onions. This looks like dinner party fare to me! | An elaborate tomato soup recipe, courtesy of British Onions. This looks like dinner party fare to me! | ||
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* 1.25kg/2lb 12oz [[Cherry tomatoes|cherry tomatoes]] | * 1.25kg/2lb 12oz [[Cherry tomatoes|cherry tomatoes]] | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 10 July 2012
Red onion and roast cherry tomato soup with pesto croutons - about this recipe
An elaborate tomato soup recipe, courtesy of British Onions. This looks like dinner party fare to me!
Ingredients
- 1.25kg/2lb 12oz cherry tomatoes
- 3 Cloves garlic, chopped
- 4 red onions, finely sliced
- 10 basil leaves
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Brown sugar
- 250ml/9floz Vegetable Stock
- sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons pesto
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 Slices of Ciabatta bread, torn into pieces
Mise en place
Preheat oven to 220C/375F/ Gas No 5.
Method
- Put the cherry tomatoes, garlic, 2 onions & basil onto a tray & drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil.
- Sprinkle with sea salt & black pepper.
- Bake for 30- 40 minutes until the tomatoes are browned.
- Mix the pesto, 3 tablespoons olive oil & bread together in a bowl, ensuring the bread is evenly covered.
- Spread the croutons onto a baking tray & bake for 5 minutes in the oven with the tomatoes.
- Turn the croutons & bake for a further 5 minutes. Put to one side.
- Put the rest of the olive oil in a pan & gently fry the onions for 10- 15 minutes, add the vinegar & sugar.
- Cook for a further minute.
- Liquidise the roast tomato mixture.
- Add the fried onion & stock.
- Reheat the soup & check the seasoning.
- Serve with pesto croutons.
This recipe originated from the recipe section of British Onions
Many thanks to British Onions for kindly giving Cookipedia permission to use the recipes from their website.
