Showing posts with label Veggies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Veggies. Show all posts

Friday, October 5, 2012

Roasted Tomato Soup

Roasted Tomato Soup




 If your garden is full of big, red, ripe & juicy tomatoes this recipe is for you! I had a cup of this yummy soup for lunch at my desk this afternoon and it reminded me of why I love fall. So I snapped a picture and I am sharing the recipe with you.


Roasted Tomato Soup
Ingredients:
5-6  large ripe garden tomatoes, cored and sliced into three slices
1 large sweet onion, cut into 1/2" slices
1 large  jalapeno, cut in half lengthwise, seeded
2  medium bell peppers, seeded, cut into 4 pieces
olive oil
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
freshly ground black pepper
2 cups vegetable  or chicken broth
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (plus additional cheese for garnishing)
½ cup of heavy cream 

Directions:
1.      Preheat oven to 375F. Arrange the tomatoes on a  baking sheet with sides. Place peppers and onions on a separate sheet.  Drizzle olive oil all over. Roast tomatoes  for 20 minutes and veggies for 30.
2.      Take out of oven and let cool. Depending on the size of your blender, combine 1/2 of the tomatoes and juice with veggies in blender and blend till smooth.  Do the same with the second half. Put in a large pot and add the broth and spices.
3.      Heat all together over medium high  heat and add ½ cup of heavy cream
4.       Garnish with Parmesan cheese and croutons. Enjoy

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Roasted Broccoli

Roasted Broccoli

I know this isn't too exciting, but  I love the flavor and texture of roasted broccoli. I have to share this simple idea because I wish I would of thought of roasting this veggie  sooner. It only takes about 20 minutes at 375.  20 minutes - same amount of time it takes rice to cook, what could be easier? I tossed the fresh broccoli with a bit of Traders Joes garlic flavored olive oil, sprinkled with sea salt, put it in the oven , made my way to my favorite chair and played a few  games of Words with Friends. See - very simple.


Other exciting news: Today was the first warm day of spring and I had a chance to work in the garden.  Not the fun stuff yet, just getting rid of the weeds.