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Roasted Tomato Soup with Comté Gougeres

Preparing: 15 min
Roasting and Cooking: 1 hour
Ingredients
Method
1 kg ripe garden tomatoes
2 tblsp olive oil
1 tsp rock salt
Place the halves of the tomatoes in a roasting tinDrizzle over the olive oilSeason to taste with the saltPop the tomatoes into the oven
Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Halve the tomatoes and place in a roasting tin or on a baking tray. Drizzle the olive oil and sprinkle the salt over the tomatoes. Pop the tomatoes into the oven and roast about 30 minutes until the tomatoes are soft.
1 large white onion
3 garlic cloves
2 tbsp oil
Chop the onionChop the garlicAdd the oil to a potAdd the chopped onion and garlic
Chop the onion and garlic. Place in a pot, add the oil and cook them in the oil until soft.
Remove the tomatoes from the ovenAdd the roasted tomatoes to the onion and garlic
Remove the tomatoes from the oven. Add them to the onion and garlic and cook all together about 15 minutes to blend all aromas and flavours.

 

Transfer the cooked tomatoes to the sievePuree the tomatoes
 
Transfer the tomatoes to the sieve, press to get the puree and to remove the tomatoes skins. 
400 ml vegetable stock or beef stock
1/2 tsp hot ground pepper (paprika)
salt to taste
½ tsp sugar
100 ml double or whipping cream
Transfer the pureed tomatoes back into the potAdd the stockAdd the paprika
Add the sugar to adjust the taste
Transfer the pureed tomatoes back to the pot. Add the stock and bring to the boil. Boil the soup for 10 minutes, add the paprika, sugar and salt to adjust the taste.
Serve with cream
Serve with double or whipping cream, Comtè Gougères, a slice of bread or a bun

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