Gastronomous

This is a great summer  or winter dish . It’s fragrant, delicious and  certainly a more upscale version of the canned stuff . It’s the perfect answer to what to do with all those very ripe or “much less than perfect tomatoes”.

It’s lovely topped with grated cheese; use ground white pepper instead if you are watching your fat intake. Try adding a dash of your favorite hot sauce for flare. 
 Did you know that roasting tomatoes increases the amount  of the antioxidant lycopene released? Now that’s an ideal food! 

 Try it with our cornbread or panini bread and yummy yummy; back to the good old days of a warm satisfying wholesome supper.

 Ingredients:

8 medium tomatoes, whole
4 shallots, quartered
3 cups broth either chicken or vegetable (check for soy, corn, gluten)
5 Tbls olive oil
3 springs of thyme
salt and freshly cracked white pepper

To Roast the tomatoes: Preheat oven to 450 degrees, mix the shallots and the tomatoes with the oil. Place in a shallow roasting dish. Cook till the shallots are golden brown and the tomatoes collapse.

Place the roasted veggies in a food processor or blender with 1 cup of broth, process till smooth. You can sieve the mix if you would like. Put the mix in a pan and add the rest of the broth, taste for salt and add the pepper and the thyme. Heat the mix without boiling. Ladle the soup into serving dishes, sprinkle with pecorino cheese if desired.