Saffron ramp and potato soup recipe with chives and tomatoes

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
• 2 tablespoons boiling water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• About 4 cups ramps, or 4 bunches, trimmed of the root end and chopped (including leaves)
• 2 medium sized russet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 5 cup vegetable broth
• 2 cups milk
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco
• 1/4 cup snipped chives
• Good handful cherry tomatoes, quartered