Roasted Tomato Soup

Yummy rich flavoured soup. It's quite thick and strong tasting so you can thin it down with some water if you like.

 100ml oil (you can use a little less)
 1kg vine tomatoes
 1 small onion (chopped)
 3 garlic cloves (Sliced)
 150g sun dried tomatoes (That were in oil)
 3 springs of fresh basil
 3 sprigs of fresh coriander
 2 tbsp tomato puree
 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
 750ml veg stock
 Salt & Pepper to taste (I don't add any I don't think it needs it)
 Oat or cashew cream to garnish

1

Heat oven to 220 (200 for fan assisted) and heat a baking tin

2

Pour the oil into the hot tray with the onion, garlic and fresh whole tomatoes

3

Roast for 15 mins

4

Stir in the sun dried tomatoes, scatter the herbs and roast for another 10 mins

5

Mix in the tomato puree and cook for another 5 mins

6

Pour it all into a bowl, add the balsamic, stir and leave for 30 mins

7

Blitz with a stick blender and then add the stock and blitz some more

8

Serve with a swirl of cream