Lowfatroastedoniongarlicsoup Recipes

ONION-GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large pot over medium heat.
• Add onions and garlic; cover and cook until onions are tender but not brown, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Add flour; stir 2 minutes.
• Add broth, half and half, Sherry, thyme and bay leaf; bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered until garlic is very tender, about 15 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Working in batches, puree soup with bread in blender until smooth.
• Return to pot.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Rewarm soup over medium heat; serve.

ITALIAN ROASTED GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Rub off some of the papery outer skins of the garlic heads but do not peel them or separate the cloves, leave the heads intact.
• Slice 1/4" off the top of each garlic head.
• Place the heads, cut side up, in a lightly sprayed or oiled baking dish.
• Drizzle 1/2 teaspoons oil over each head.
• Bake, uncovered, until golden, about 1 hour.
• Cool slightly then press the whole head with your hand all at once to release the garlic pulp.
• Place the pulp in a bowl and set aside.
• In a large soup pot over medium heat, warm the remaining oil.
• Add onion and celery and saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add reserved garlic pulp, stock, beans, basil salt, pepper and bay leaf.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf and discard.
• In a food processor or blender (or better yet, an immersion blender, which is what I used), puree soup in batches.
• Return to pot and stir in half-and-half.
• Simmer until flavors are blended, about 5 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley.

GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup kettle, saute garlic in butter until lightly browned. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add the water, broth, parsley and pepper. Simmer for 1 hour. , In a bowl, beat egg yolks with Parmesan cheese. Gradually stir 1 cup of hot soup into egg yolks; return all to the pan. Cook and stir until thickened (do not boil). , Place toast in 8-oz. ovenproof bowls; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Ladle hot soup into bowls; top with Monterey Jack cheese. Broil 4 in. from the heat until cheese is melted. Serve immediately.

LOW-FAT ROASTED ONION-GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• Set oven rack at lowest level, preheat to 450 degrees.
• Combine onions, shallots, garlic and oil in large shallow roasting pan. Roast for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, or until onions are golden brown.
• Remove from oven and pour in 1 cup of chicken broth. Stir liquid in pan, scraping the bottom to loosen and dissolve caramelized bits.
• Transfer the onion mixture to a soup pot and add brandy, thyme and remaining broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve topped with Parmesan and perhaps some toasted French bread