Carrot & tomato soup

• aktivno vrijeme: 15 mins
• ukupno vrijeme: 1 hour 30 minutes

Sastojci

3 tbsp olive oil 2 onions, chopped 2 celery sticks, chopped 1.25kg/2lb12oz carrots, sliced 250g/9oz floury potatoes, diced 5 bay leaves (fresh or dried) 500g carton passata 750g/1lb10oz cherry tomatoes 2 vegetable stock cubes 1 tbsp sugar (caster or granulated) 1 tbsp red wine vinegar 250ml/9fl oz whole milk

Upute

1 Put the oil, onions and celery in your largest saucepan and cook gently until softened. Add the carrots and potatoes for a few mins, then add all the remaining ingredients, apart from the milk, with 1 litre water. Bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 30 mins, uncover, then simmer for 20-30 mins more.

2 Fish out the bay leaves and whizz the soup with a hand blender. Add the milk and as much water as you need. Season to taste, warm through and serve with the Cheesy hot cross buns (see pevious recipe). Can be made and chilled up to 2 days ahead – or freeze for 1 month, then reheat gently.