Tomato Basil Soup
Tomato Basil Soup Ingredients: Long tomatoes - 1 kg Extra virgin oil - 1/4 cup Salt Black pepper Onion (chopped) - 1/2 cup Carrots (chopped) - 1/2 cup Garlic cloves (chopped) - 4 Water - 3 cups Sugar - 1/2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar - 1 tbsp Basil leaves - 1 cup Ajwain / Thyme leaves - 1 tsp Method: 1. Preheat oven at 180 C and line a baking tray with parchment paper 2. Cut the tomatoes into halves, lengthwise 3. Place the tomatoes on the baking tray with cut sides up 4. Drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with salt and black pepper 5. Roast for 1 hour or until edges just start to shrivel and insides are still juicy 6. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pot over medium heat 7. Add chopped garlic, onion, carrot, salt and give a mix 8. Cover and cook until veggies are soft 9. Keep stirring in between for even cooking 10. Add the roasted tomatoes 11. Add 3 cups of water, vinegar, sugar, oregano, thyme / ajwain leaves 12. Simmer for 10 minutes 13. Let it cool slightly 14. Pour the soup into a blende...