Roasted Tomato Basil Soup

Roasting the tomatoes first gives this soup a deep, sweet flavour even in winter.

Ingredients

• 1 kg tomatoes, halved
• 1 onion, quartered
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 500 ml stock
• A bunch of basil

Method

1. Roast the tomatoes, onion and garlic with the oil at 200 °C for 30 minutes.
2. Blend with the stock and most of the basil until smooth.
3. Warm through, season and top with the last basil leaves.