Name: Onion-Garlic Soup with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Ingredients: 2 tb Olive Oil; (up to 3); 2 Large; sweet Yellow Onions, (5-6 cups) (up to 3); 1/2 ts Salt plus; 1/2 ts Brown Sugar plus; (up to 1); 2 tb Flour; 3 Or more large cloves Garlic; peeled plus; 2 c Carrots; sliced 1/4" thick, (up to 3); 1/2 ts Ground Thyme plus; 1 ts Dry Basil; 2 qt (8 cups) Vegetable Stock; 2 tb (heaping) dried Tomato Tapenade*; Salt & Pepper

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A.W. Tozer

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	tb	Olive Oil; (up to 3)
2		Large; sweet Yellow Onions, (5-6 cups) (up to 3)
1/2	ts	Salt plus
1/2	ts	Brown Sugar plus; (up to 1)
2	tb	Flour
3		Or more large cloves Garlic; peeled plus
2	c	Carrots; sliced 1/4" thick, (up to 3)
1/2	ts	Ground Thyme plus
1	ts	Dry Basil
2	qt	(8 cups) Vegetable Stock
2	tb	(heaping) dried Tomato Tapenade*
		Salt & Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

*NOTE: (a mash of dried Tomatoes, Olive Oil, & Garlic available jarred from
your specialty grocer, or make your own)
In a medium to large stockpot, heat Oil on low. Slice Onions medium thin &
quarter. Add Onions to pot, cover, & heat over low for 15 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Remove cover & add Salt & Brown Sugar. Raise heat to medium &
stir frequently for 15-20 minutes. Do not let Onions stick to bottom of
pot. Add Flour & stir for 3 minutes.
Add 1 cup Vegetable Stock, Garlic, Carrots, Thyme. & Basil. Cover & simmer
for 5 minutes. Add remainder of Stock & heat to simmer. Stir in Tapenade.
(A whisk may be handy) Season with Salt & Pepper to taste. Serve with a
crusty bread.
Serves: 4
Posted to recipelu-digest by molony <molony@scsn.net> on Feb 27, 1998

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