Ingredients

• 600-650g Cherry tomatoes
• 6-8 Garlic cloves (reduce if you like)
• 2tbsp Balsamic vinegar
• 2tsp Smoked paprika
• 4tbsp Olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• 1 Large white onion, diced
• Handful fresh parsley or basil, chopped
• Water

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Method

1. Preheat your oven to 200°C.
2. Pour your cherry tomatoes into a baking dish along with the garlic cloves (keep the skins on). Drizzle in 2tbsp of olive oil, 1tbsp of balsamic vinegar, the smoked paprika, and a generous pinch of salt. Toss until all the tomatoes are evenly coated and place in your 200°C oven for 10-15 minutes or until the tomatoes are all blisters and beginning to char.
3. While your tomatoes are in the oven, sauté your diced onion in a saucepan over medium-high heat along with a good pinch of salt and 2tbsp of olive oil. Once your onions begin to turn translucent add 1tbsp of balsamic vinegar.
4. Now your tomatoes are out of the oven, remove the skins from the garlic cloves. Tip all of the tomatoes, and garlic cloves into your saucepan, add a splash of water, and cook over medium-high heat. Add water gradually to your mixture and cook until you have a sort of jammy texture.
5. Once your tomatoes have turned thick and jammy and have broken down, it is time to blend. Add your tomatoes mixture to a blender along with some water. It should be 3/4 tomato and 1/4 water. Blend until very smooth.
6. Transfer the soup back to the saucepan, and keep over low heat, and adjust the thickness with water if you like. This is also the perfect time to adjust the seasoning, so try a little and season to taste. add half of your chopped herbs to the pot and stir through.
7. Ladle into bowls and top with a drizzle of oil, a crack of salt and pepper, and some of your chopped herbs. Serve alongside some bread that is generously buttered, my gluten free baguette recipe would go perfectly here.

This soup is so quick and easy to make and really doesn’t require much effort at all! It is perfect for a quick lunch or for a dinner party starter, you could even make it in batch and bring it to work with you! This soup is completely vegan, gluten free and nut free, so it is perfect for everyone!