Spicy Roasted Tomato Soup with Herb Salad

4 pounds fresh tomatoes -- quartered

10 cloves garlic

1 small carrot -- peeled and finely

-- chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil

salt freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup minced shallots

2 tablespoons grated fresh horseradish

1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves

3 cups v-8 juice

2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce

2 lemons -- juice of

1 pint yellow tear drop tomatoes

1/2 cup thinly sliced red onions

1/4 cup small fresh basil leaves

1/4 cup small fresh tarragon leaves

1/4 cup small fresh chervil leaves

1/4 cup small fresh flat leaf parsley

drizzle extra-virgin olive oil

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

2. On a baking sheet, toss the tomatoes garlic, carrots and olive oil together .

3. Season with salt and pepper. Roast for 15 minutes, or until the tomatoes a re tender. Remove from the oven and cool completely.

4. In a food processor with a metal blade, combine the roasted tomatoes shallo ts, horseradish, and parsley. Puree the mixture until slightly smooth.

5. Add the v-8 juice, Worcestershire sauce, and juice from 2 lemons. Puree un til the mixture is smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the mixture fr om the food processor and chill completely.

6. In a mixing bowl, toss the tear drop tomatoes, red onions, basil, tarragon, chervil, and parsley. Season with a drizzle of the extra-virgin olive oil, sa lt and pepper.

7. To serve, ladle the soup into each bowl. Garnish each soup with the tomato and herb salad.

Yields: 6 to 8 servings.

Soup`s On!

Things getting just a little too cool for you? As the summer winds down and the chill sets in, cuddle up to a nice bowl of soup and a fresh salad. Good Morni ng America provides viewers with a recipe that`s both tasty and soothing.

Spicy Tomato Soup and Salad See how you can stay warm as summer cools down. Ai rdate: 8/21/98

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