Raymond Blanc served up a tasty tomato soup with heritage tomatoes, marjoram and extra virgin olive oil on Simply Raymond Blanc.

The ingredient are; ½ white onion, 3 garlic cloves, 1.1kg large ripe tomatoes (such as Marmande or Coeur de Boeuf), 2 handfuls of cherry tomatoes, 1 basil sprig, plus a few leaves to finish, 1 sage sprig, 3 tbsp olive oil, 1 small rosemary sprig, 1 marjoram sprig (optional), 4 tablespoons tomato puree, 400ml water and 100ml extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to finish.

To finish (optional): 4 tbsp , creme fraiche or Jersey cream and a few handfuls of croutons.

See recipes by Raymond in his book titled: Simply Raymond: Recipes from Home – INCLUDING RECIPES FROM THE ITV SERIES available from Amazon now.