Thick Tomato Soup

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When we have a glut of tomatoes in the garden I turn to this soup recipe to use them up, especially if some are getting a little over ripe before we could eat them. I'm not keen on watery soups, so this one uses a milk and cornflour to thicken.

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Ingredients
 

• 1lb fresh tomatoes, chopped

• 1 large onion, chopped

• 4 garlic cloves

• 1/2 pint soy or oat milk

• Seasoning

 

Put the chopped onions, garlic and tomatoes in a pan and cook until the onions are soft.

 

I use oregano rock salt and fresh ground black pepper to season lightly, but you can use sea salt and a sprinkle of dried oregano if this isn't to hand. Take off the heat and add the milk.

Pour into a blender and whizz till it’s smooth. Return to the pan to heat through. You can add a spoon of cornflour if you want a thicker soup, or a little more milk if you want it thinner.

That’s it! I was told to add tomato purée too, but we didn’t have any, so I didn’t. It was perfectly tomatoey without it....