It’s soup weather. Warm up with Chef Le’s easy and delicious soup. Pick up lovely roma tomatoes at Bountiful Farmers Market.
Gin & Tonic Crème Fraîche
| 1 c | crème fraîche or sour cream |
| 1 splash | lime juice |
| 1 shot | Royalmount gin |
| 1 shot | tonic water |
| salt and pepper to taste |
In mixing bowl combine all ingredients and season to taste. Reserve to serve with the soup.
Fire-Roasted Tomato Soup
| 10 | Roma tomatoes, halved |
| 2 stalks | scallions whole |
| 1 med | onion diced |
| 1 med | red onion diced |
| 5 cloves | garlic |
| ½ c | olive oil |
| salt and pepper to taste | |
| 1 L | vegetable stock |
| 2 sprigs | fresh thyme leaves |
Place tomatoes, onions, garlic, scallions on a bake sheet.
Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place in the forno oven at 750ºF for 10 minutes or 500ºF broiler oven for 15 minutes.
Take the cooked ingredients and place in large sauce pot with vegetable stock and fresh thyme. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer for 45 minutes. Season accordingly with salt and pepper.
Use an immersion blender or a traditional blender to puree soup. Adjust seasoning if needed.
Serve with the crème fraîche, fresh herbs and your favourite croutons
Makes 4-6 cups.