Home-made Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• Tomatoes: 6 medium
• whole garlic bulb: 1/2 bulb
• bell pepper (yellow, green, or red): 1
• Heavy cream or boil down 1 cup of milk: 1/2 cup
• Fresh basil (optional): 5 leaves

Instructions

1. Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°f
2. Step 2: On a baking sheet add whole tomatoes, halved pepper, and the garlic with the pointy tops cut off.
3. Step 3: Drizzle a little olive oil over the vegetables
4. Step 4: sprinkle some salt over too
5. Step 5: roast in oven for about 20-30 mins or until they get a little browned and garlic is soft (skin on tomatoes will crack)
6. Step 6: Remove from pan and place all tomatoes, pepper, squeezed or removed garlic cloves, and the basil leaves into a blender
7. Step 7: Blend until smooth, if using basil you will see the basil as little 'sprinkles'
8. Step 8: I like to add back to a pot and add the heavy cream here. You can just serve it out of the blender and mix a little cream in too.
9. Step 9: This will be a sweet and savory dish - the roasted garlic adds a wonderful depth to it!
10. Step 10: Enjoy with crackers or GRILLED CHEESE!!