Oven Roasted Tomato and Garlic Soup

This soup is quick and simple and packed with flavour. Perfect for the family with a thick wedge of homemade bread.

 50 g PURE OLIVE SPREAD
 900 g RIPE TOMATOES
 1 WHOLE HEAD OF GARLIC (CUT THROUGH BASE)
 2 ONIONS (PEELED, CUT INTO QUARTERS)
 600 ml GLUTEN-FREE VEGETABLE STOCK
 A HANDFUL FRESH BASIL AND PARSLEY (ROUGHLY CHOPPED)
 SALT AND FRESHLY GROUND BLACK PEPPER TO SEASON

1

Preheat oven to 180°C/gas mark 4.

2

Put the tomatoes and onion into a roasting tin, break up the garlic into cloves, season with freshly ground black pepper and dot over the Pure spread.

3

Place in the oven for 15 minutes and stir to coat the vegetables with the Pure spread.

4

Roast for another 30 minutes.

5

Squeeze the garlic out of their skins into a food processor.

6

Remove skins from the tomatoes and add with the onions and vegetable stock to the garlic. Blitz to the required consistency.

7

Transfer to a saucepan and reheat. Season to taste and stir in fresh herbs.

8

Tips: Serve with potato and chive griddle scones.