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Instructions
Cooking Steps
Step 1: To begin making the Roasted Fennel and Tomato Soup Recipe, wash the fennel bulbs and tomatoes and pat them dry with a kitchen towel
Step 2: Preheat the oven to 200 C and grease a baking tray with olive oil
Step 3: Cut the fennel bulbs into slices and tomatoes into halves
Step 4: Arrange the fennel, tomatoes and garlic on a baking sheet
Step 5: Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over the fennel, tomatoes and garlic and sprinkle some salt
Step 6: Roast the fennel and tomatoes in the preheated oven for 20-30 minutes until you notice slight charred marks on the fennel and tomatoes
Step 7: Once roasted, remove them from the oven and allow it to cool a little before you can blend
Step 8: If your blender can take hot ingredients, then you can go ahead and add the roasted fennel and tomatoes into the blender
Step 9: Transfer the roasted fennel and tomatoes into the blender and blend to make a smooth puree adding a little vegetable stock or water if requriedTransfer the fennel tomato soup into a sauce pan; add in the butter, vegetable stock, salt, black pepper, dried rosemary and basil and give it a quick boil
Step 10: Stir in the fresh cream and simmer for another minute
Step 11: Check the salt and seasonings and adjust to suit your taste
Step 12: Serve the Roasted Fennel and Tomato Soup into serving bowls, garnish with cream and a few herbs, serve with any bread like Mushrooms On Toast Recipe slices for a wholesome weeknight dinner