Preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C(fan)/400°F/Gas 6.
Chop 2 Shallots and 2 rib Celery, quarter the 6 Tomatoes and dice 2 Carrots.
Put the chopped veg onto a baking tray. Drizzle over 1 tablespoon Olive oil and add 2 pinch Sea salt, 2 pinch Ground black pepper and 0.5 teaspoon Dried thyme.
Mix well to coat all of the veg.
Put into the oven and roast for 40 minutes. Once cooked allow to cool for 15 minutes.
Prepare 500 ml Vegetable stock and allow to cool. These cooling steps are very important.
Put the roasted veg, cooled stock, 2 tablespoon Tomato puree and 75 g Fat free cottage cheese into a blender jug.
Blend until smooth.
Put into a saucepan and gently heat on low-medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring continuously, until heated through.
Notes
The MOST important tip for this recipe is to let everything cool before blending. The roasted vegetables need to cool, and the stock needs to cool. This is so the cottage cheese doesn't split.
To prevent the soup splitting, use full fat cottage cheese too.
Taste and adjust seasoning - add extra salt, pepper, or even a pinch of sugar if your tomatoes are very acidic.
For an ultra-smooth finish, blend for an extra minute and strain through a sieve.
When you are heating the soup, do it on a very low heat, and stir constantly.
If your soup tastes too tangy, stir in ½ teaspoon of honey or maple syrup.