Onion-garlic soup with sun-dried tomatoes

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2tablespoonsOlive Oil; (up to 3)
2Large; sweet Yellow Onions, (5-6 cups) (up to 3)
½teaspoonSalt plus
½teaspoonBrown Sugar plus; (up to 1)
2tablespoonsFlour
3Or more large cloves Garlic; peeled plus
2cupsCarrots; sliced 1/4\" thick, (up to 3)
½teaspoonGround Thyme plus
1teaspoonDry Basil
2quarts(8 cups) Vegetable Stock
2tablespoons(heaping) dried Tomato Tapenade*
Salt & Pepper

Directions

*NOTE: (a mash of dried Tomatoes, Olive Oil, & Garlic available jarred from your specialty grocer, or make your own) In a medium to large stockpot, heat Oil on low. Slice Onions medium thin & quarter. Add Onions to pot, cover, & heat over low for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove cover & add Salt & Brown Sugar. Raise heat to medium & stir frequently for 15-20 minutes. Do not let Onions stick to bottom of pot. Add Flour & stir for 3 minutes.

Add 1 cup Vegetable Stock, Garlic, Carrots, Thyme. & Basil. Cover & simmer for 5 minutes. Add remainder of Stock & heat to simmer. Stir in Tapenade.

(A whisk may be handy) Season with Salt & Pepper to taste. Serve with a crusty bread.

Serves: 4

Posted to recipelu-digest by molony <molony@...> on Feb 27, 1998