Roasted Red Pepper Soup - Lavender and Lovage

Ingredients

• 4 large red peppers, halved and de-seeded as well as trimmed of membrane
• low fat cooking spray (I used Fry Light Olive Oil)
• 2 onions, peeled and finely diced
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• 1 small red chilli, de-seeded and very finely diced
• 1 x 400g tinned tomatoes, chopped
• 1.2 litres home-made vegetable stock (Marigold Swiss vegetable bouillon powder is also good)
• 2 or 3 dashes of Tabasco sauce
• salt and pepper
• fresh basil or thyme leaves (to garnish)