Roasting Tomatoes

Yes, this is an entire blog post about roasting tomatoes. Don't they look great, though? These babies roasted for over 11 hours, then I blended them up into a huge pot of tomato soup that I served with gourmet grilled cheese wedges for our super bowl party.

Before roasting:
The tomatoes are coated with olive oil and sprinkled with basil, oregano, fennel, salt and pepper. Some garlic cloves are nestled in there, too.


After roasting:
The tomatoes look sad, but the house smelled wonderful. Time for the food processor.


btw here is the link to the guide I used to roast the tomatoes:
http://kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com/2005/09/day-156-slow-roasted-tomatoes.html

and here is the link to the tomato soup recipe:
http://kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com/2006/08/slow-roasted-tomato-soup.html