Roasted tomato soup

  • 1kg tomatoes
  • 2-3 onions, cut into
  • ½ a bulb garlic, crushed
  • 75g tomato paste
  • 50mL cream
  • 20g parmesan
  • 20g cheddar, shredded
  • a handful of basil
  • cayenne pepper
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • hot sauce (tabasco)
  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Halve tomatoes and onions and distribute on a well-oiled baking tray. Coat with olive oil, garlic, and generously salt and pepper. Bake for 45 minutes.
  2. Puree the baked ingredients with tomato paste, parmesan, hot sauce, cream and half of the basil.
  3. Drizzle cream and olive oil, sprinkle with cayenne and cheddar and garnish with basil.
  4. Serve with grilled cheese.