Roasted three Tomato Pesto Soup

This beautiful Tuscan inspired soup that surely will make you repeat it over and over. This recipe is excellent to impress a group of 12 to 16 people. Good for vatta, and kappa. Increase pitta Dosha.

Ingredients:
12 fresh tomatoes, quartered and roasted.
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar.
2. tbsp brown sugar.

1/2 cup olive oil
4 cloves garlic
3 large onions, diced.
1 1/2 cups sun-dried tomatoes, chopped.
2- 28 oz. cans crushed tomatoes
6 cups vegetable stock
1 cup red wine
1/4 cup dried basil
1 bunch fresh basil, julienned.
1/2 cup pesto, store bought is fine Parmesan or Asiago cheese to garnish.

Method
Toss tomatoes and garlic cloves with balsamic vinegar, brown sugar and half of of the olive oil and roast in 350 F oven for 30 minutes. In a lasrge soup pot, heat remaining oil and sauté onions until softened and slighly caramelized. Add crushed tomatoes, stock, sun-dried tomatoes and red wine. Let simmer for 20 minutes.Add roasted tomatoes and garlic cloves, dried basil and boil for five minutes. Pureé in food processor and add fresh basil and pesto. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with parmesan or asiago cheese.