This roasted tomato soup is perfect to keep you warm between those 9am lectures and is a great way to buy affection from your flatmates when you offer them a portion!
Ingredients
- 1 packet baby tomatoes, halved
- 1 garlic bulb
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 1 tbsp oil
- 4 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tbsp dried Italian herbs
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 250ml vegetable stock
- 100ml crème fraîche/double cream
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Pop your halved tomatoes and garlic bulb (top chopped off) on a roasting tray.
- Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and roast at 200°C for 35 minutes until the vegetables look caramelised.
- While that’s happening, sauté your diced onions in olive oil with the Italian herbs and smoked paprika for about two minutes until fragrant and leave to the side.
- Squeeze out the roasted garlic into your bowl or blender and blitz everything together – tomatoes, garlic, onions, tomato puree, and vegetable stock – until smooth.
- Pour your soup back into the pan on medium heat.
- Stir in the crème fraîche and let it simmer gently.
- Season with salt and pepper to perfection.
- Serve with cheesy toastie bites for the ultimate comfort meal!
Image provided by Neve Cassidy.