The possibilities with roasted garlic are endless! There is just something so warming and decadent about the smell of a head of garlic roasting in the oven with olive oil. Hands down, it my favorite flavor to work with in the kitchen. I always have a head of simple roast garlic in the fridge, ready to be added into soft butter for a decadent garlic bread, or spread on a cracker for a healthy snack, not to mention added under the skin of a roast chicken. For this simple soup idea I added in the cloves from an entire roasted head of garlic into a saute of tender leeks and yellow onions. Next comes the low-sodium chicken stock, fresh thyme and a drizzle of half and half for a pop of richness. Then, a whirl of the immersion blender later and this fragrant, soul-warming soup is served. Get ready tastebuds, you’re going to be amazed!
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Roast Garlic Soup with Thyme
Ingredients:
- 1 head of garlic
- Olive oil
- 2 leeks, white and light green parts thinly sliced
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- Salt and pepper
- Fresh thyme
- 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup half-and-half
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut 1/2 inch off the top of a head of garlic, drizzle it with olive oil and wrap it in foil. Roast in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until fragrant and the cloves are tender when touched with a knife.
- In the meantime, heat 1 Tablespoon of oil in a Dutch oven. Add in the chopped leek and onion, season with a pinch of salt and pepper and saute over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add in the roast garlic cloves (peeled) and cook for another minute.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and add in the white wine. Allow the wine to reduce by half and then add in the stock and fresh thyme. Let the soup simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Puree the soup with an immersion blender, then add in the half and half. Taste the soup and adjust the seasonings if necessary.
Tagged: chicken stock, fresh thyme, garlic, half and half, leeks, onion, roast garlic, roast garlic soup, soup, vegetarian
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