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Roasted tomato & millet soup

Servings 4 servings
Calories 203kcal
Author Andrea Potter, Rooted Nutrition

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 9 tomatoes, Roma
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 12 sprigs Thyme fresh (or 1 tbsp dried)
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary (or 1 tsp dried)
  • 1/4 cup millet
  • 3 onions
  • 1/2 chipotle pepper (in adobo sauce)
  • 1 tsp paprika smoked (or sub for regular)
  • 4 cups water or vegetable broth keep extra around for adding if necessary to desired consistency after blending
  • 1 tsp salt or to taste

Instructions

To roast tomatoes:

  • Put a roasting rack onto a sheet pan and preheat the oven to 350F.
  • Cut the tomatoes into wedges, quartered and then halved (8 wedges)
  • Remove the tough stems from the herbs.
  • Toss the tomatoes in a bowl with the leaves of thyme and rosemary along with the slivered garlic, olive oil and salt.
  • Arrange on roasting tray evenly and roast for 30-40 minutes, until the skins look wrinkled and they smell delicious.

To make the soup:

  • Sweat the onion and millet down olive oil. Add paprika and chipotle.
  • Once onions are translucent and fragrant, add stock or water.
  • Cook with a lid on for 20- 30 minutes (until the millet 'blooms').
  • When tomatoes are done, add them to the pot.
  • Blend until smooth with a soup want or cool slightly and blend till smooth in a blender.
  • Add additional water if needed to desired consistency.

Notes

This soup freezes well.
If doubling the recipe, there is no need to double the oil.

Serving Information

Serve hot

Recipe Cost Breakdown

 Ingredients
 
 Servings: 4
Quantity
 Measure
 Cost
Cooking oil
 4
 Tbsp
 0.96
Onions, medium diced
 3
 ea
 1.23
Garlic, minced
 6
 cloves
 .27
Herbs, fresh
 15
 g
 1.96
Spices
 
 1
 tsp
 .05
Tomatoes, Roma (conventional)
 
 9
 ea
 4.14
Millet
 
 ¼
 cup
 0.35
Total
  
  
 8.96
Total Cost/serving
  
  
 2.24

Nutrition

Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 824mg | Potassium: 719mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 4057IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 6mg