Tomato Basil Soup

David Byrd : Raven Call
David Byrd
David Byrd is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer for Raven Guru Marketing. Previously, he was the CMO and EVP of Sales for CloudRoute. Prior to CloudRoute, He was CMO at ANPI, CMO & EVP of Sales at Broadvox, VP of channels and Alliances for Telcordia and Director of eBusiness development with i2 Technologies.He has also held executive positions with Planet Hollywood Online, Hewlett-Packard, Tandem Computers, Sprint and Ericsson.
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Tomato Basil Soup

Ingredients
  • 2 pounds, medium plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 2 shallots, halved
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 6 basil leaves
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons chiffonade fresh basil leaves

 

Directions

 

Place all ingredients into a blender and purée. Do in batches if necessary.  Heat a saucepan to medium and melt the butter. Add the puréed mixture to the pan, bring to a boil and reduce to simmer for 15 minutes. If necessary, thin the soup by adding either water or more cream.

 

Taste and adjust seasoning.  

 

Serve in bowls and garnished with a chiffonade of basil leaves.

 



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