Tomato Soup with Deep Fried Cheese Curds - Bothwell Cheese - Tomato Soup with Deep Fried Cheese Curd

Ingredients

• 8-10 ripe tomatoes, halved and deseeded
• 1 red pepper, halved and deseeded
• 5 cloves of garlic, peeled
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• Salt and pepper to taste
• ¼ cup all purpose flour
• 2 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. garlic powder
• ½ tsp. onion powder
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ¼ cup buttermilk
• 12 Bothwell Squeak’rs White Curds
• Neutral oil for frying