Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • For the soup: 2 heads garlic
  • ends trimmed to expose the cloves
  • Roma or plum tomatoes
  • quartered lengthwise
  • EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • for drizzling plus 2 tablespoons
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons pickled thyme leaves
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 medium onions
  • thinly sliced
  • 1 large bay leaf
  • 1 quart chicken stock
  • 1 28-ounce can San Marzano tomatoes
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • to your taste
  • For the garlic bread: 1 loaf rustic Italian bread
  • 1 stick butter
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • grated
  • Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • A handful parsley
  • chopped

Instruction

  • For the soup, heat oven to 400°F
  • Drizzle garlic with EVOO, sprinkle with salt and pepper then wrap tightly in foil
  • Roast 45 minutes to 1 hour until caramelized and soft
  • Cool to handle then squish cloves away from the skins; mash into a paste
  • On a rimmed baking sheet, drizzle tomatoes with EVOO and season with salt, pepper and thyme
  • Roast 25-30 minutes until the edges caramelize and the tomatoes soften
  • Turn off the oven and turn on the broiler
  • Heat a soup pot over medium heat and add EVOO, 2 turns of pan
  • Melt butter in hot oil then add onions, bay leaf, salt and pepper
  • Cook onions until very soft but not caramelized, 15-20 minutes
  • Add stock and tomatoes, and bring to boil
  • Lower heat and simmer 20 minutes to break down tomatoes
  • Add in roasted tomatoes and pasted garlic
  • Purée soup with a stick blender, stir in cream to taste
  • Keep over low heat until ready to serve
  • For the garlic bread, slice open the loaf of bread lengthwise, leaving an edge attached
  • In a small pot, melt the butter over low to medium heat; add the grated garlic to the butter
  • Toast the bread under the broiler for about 5 minutes
  • Brush or pour the garlic butter over the bread, sprinkle with parm then return to the broiler until the cheese stars to bubble
  • Top with chopped parsley
  • Serve soup with cheesy garlic bread alongside
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