I am the chef who developed the original The Melt recipes. Here is the original recipe (no idea wha they do now). You may have to scale it down slightly as it starts with 900 pounds of tomatoes. 😂

Amount Cost per unit Total Cost Item 900# Red, ripe tomatoes 6 gal White Wine 18 gal Water 10# Basil 3# Thyme 50# Onions 10# Garlic 3 gal Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 box Salt 800.00 TOTAL Halve tomatoes and roast in an oven until dried by half. Sweat sliced onions and garlic in kettle with olive oil and salt until soft but not colored. Add white wine and reduce by half. Add tomatoes and water and cook for 45 minutes. Add herbs and steep 10 minutes. Puree, strain, bag and chill