Roasted Garlic Soup with Parmesan

5.00 (14)
⏱ 60 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🌶 italian 🏷 Kosher

This sophisticated Italian soup is surprisingly simple to make. It combines the deep flavour of roasted garlic with fresh cloves, cooked with onions and thyme in a stock base. After simmering, the mixture is blended until velvety, enriched with cream, and seasoned. Each serving is finished with a generous sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and a bright squeeze of fresh lemon juice.

Roasted Garlic Soup with Parmesan

Ingredients

  • 26 cloves roasted garlic (2-3 heads)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 1/4 cups sliced onions
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
  • 18 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 3 1/2 cups chicken stock or 3 1/2 cups vegetable stock
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan cheese (about 2 ounces)
  • 4 lemon wedges

Method

  1. In a large, heavy saucepan, melt the butter with the olive oil. Stir in the sliced onions and chopped thyme, cooking until the onions become translucent, which should take about 6 minutes.
  2. Introduce the roasted garlic cloves along with the 18 peeled raw garlic cloves to the pan. Continue to cook for a further 3 minutes.
  3. Pour in the chicken or vegetable stock. Place a lid on the saucepan and allow the soup to simmer until the garlic has become very tender, roughly 20 minutes.
  4. Carefully purée the soup in a blender until completely smooth, working in batches as necessary for safety.
  5. Transfer the blended soup back to the saucepan. Stir in the whipping cream and bring the soup back to a gentle simmer.
  6. Taste the soup and season it with salt and pepper according to your preference.
  7. Place a quarter of the finely grated Parmesan cheese into each of four serving bowls. Ladle the hot soup over the cheese.
  8. Finally, squeeze the juice from one lemon wedge into each bowl of soup just before serving.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium562900 mg

Recipe details

CategoryKosher
Cuisineitalian
AuthorMiraklegirl