Roasted Tomato soup/sauce

Again, I have a bunch of tomatoes that need to be used, but not enough to can. SO, thought about roasting them with some onions, & garlic to make a roasted tomato soup/sauce

This is a picture before roasting in the oven....
Cut tomatoes in half, I did core the stem end. You can squeeze the tomatoes a bit, if you don't like the seeds, to get most of them out.
I left the skins on the garlic, so it won't burn.
Cut a large onion in 3rds

Tossed all of this in some olive oil, basil and salt. For this amount I used about a 1/4 cup of olive oil, 1/2 tsp of salt and 1 tsp or more of dried basil.  (you can use fresh basil)

Bake in a 400 F oven for about 45 minutes, or until the skins on the tomatoes start to turn dark.
Take out of oven. The skin on the tomatoes should slip right off with little trouble.
Slip the skins off of the garlic, too. 
Place all ingredients into a food processor and whirl until the consistency you like... I like it a little chunky. OR you could use a stick blender if you place the ingredients in a bowl or pot.
If you have more than you can do in the food processor, do it in batches.

Place your lovely mixture into a pot and bring to a simmer, along with a couple cups of broth (chicken or vegetable broth), cook for a few minutes to let the flavors marry. Perhaps, a teaspoon or so of fresh lemon or lime would be good in the soup, too!!!

At this point, you can eat this as a soup, or use as a sauce. The soup idea sounds good to me, so I will serve in soup bowls with a crusty artisan bread, or maybe a wonderful grilled cheese sandwich!! Sounds good to me!!

Garnish with some fresh basil and a bit of sour cream or half&half.

OMY Goodness, the house is smelling soooooo good right now!!! The tomatoes, garlic and onions are giving off the most wonderful aroma!!! Wish we had smellavision online!!

As a sauce, Dear Reader, you could use on pizza, or in a pasta dish. Add different or more spices, like oregano, or thyme. Rosemary would be a good addition, too. You can also cool the sauce and put into ziplock bags, then place in freezer for future use. Right now, our freezers are really full

This is what the tomatoes, garlic and onions looked like 20 minutes into roasting....As you can see, the tomatoes skins are very rippley, so will come off very easily!

Sorry about the resolution of the picture. I took it with my cell phone and don't know how to change  light and all the stuff. Hopefully, Dear Reader, you will get the idea anyway. :)

Yesterday's Chicken Tortilla Soup was a hit with my guys! The hubby loved it, and really like the little 'kick' from the jalapeño.I garnished my soup with some tortilla chips, Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, and some sour cream. It was VERY good!!!

I'm still sick today with a bad cold. Can't talk, either...... some will say that is a good thing!HEHEHEHE!! Stayed in bed for most of the morning, while looking on my laptop and doing some homework. It's almost 3pm already!! Gosh darn... time sure goes by fast.

Wednesday's exams at school weren't too bad. I felt awful and sat away from  everyone in the room, so I wouldn't give this crud to them. I got a 96% on one of the exams, the other exam grades haven't been posted yet.

Well, I need a nap...... after the tomatoes come out of the oven, that is. So, I'll close for now. 

Dear Reader, do you have ways of using up too much of something? I am very interested! Leave your suggestions in the comment section! I really look forward to reading comments.

Blessings to you.