Fire Roasted Tomato ‘Bisque’ w/ ABC-rostini

Dan    Recipes, Soups, Vegan     appetizer, basil, delicious, soup, tomatoes, vegan, winter

Not my best photo, but hey! This was a spontaneous meal made from the heart!

What you’ll need…

2 14 oz cans fire roasted tomatoes

1 yellow onion

4 cloves garlic

1 french baguette

1/2 cup dry red wine

1 TBSP balsamic vinegar

1 TBSP dried parsley

1 TBSP dried basil

1/4 cup fresh basil

olive oil

salt & pepper

A few days ago, one of my good friends was not feeling so great. After heading home from work I decided I would cook up some soup and bring it over to her. Personally, nothing quite hits the spot when I’m feeling under the weather as a hot bowl of tomato soup. I decided against alphabet pasta in the soup. After all, we are grown-ups right? A, B, C-rostini seemed much more appropriate…

I feel like all my recipes start with an onion and some garlic…I guess that’s ok as long as it’s not a dessert? Anyway…First off, preheat you oven to low broil. Then, chop up the onion and mince the garlic. Place them into a medium-sized pot with some olive oil and cook on medium-high heat. Once the onions have softened, add in the 1/2 cup of red wine and let simmer for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, place the cans of tomatoes in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add them to the soup pot along with 2 cups of water. Turn to high heat and let it come to a boil. Turn down to low heat, add the balsamic vinegar, dried parsley, dried basil, and let simmer for 20 minutes.

While the soup is simmering away, let’s get to these A, B, C-rostini ready. Basically, all you need to do is cut your baguette into 1″ slices and then make them into shapes with a good knife. I mainly did this to make my friend smile, so feel free to opt-out of the alphabet shapes. I won’t be offended! I laid the letters onto a baking sheet, brushed them with olive oil, and sprinkled some salt & pepper over top. Place them into your preheated oven for about 8 minutes. You’ll have some warm, toasty, and, not to mention, the cutest crostini ever!

After the 20 minutes have elapsed, do a quick taste test on the soup, add some pepper, and maybe a pinch or two of salt. When it’s time to dish out the soup, top each bowl with some fresh basil and some A, B, C-rostini on the side.

If you’re wondering, my friend is feeling much better now! It’s all in the soup!

Serves 4

Total cook time…35 min

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