Next level tomato soup - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 1.2kg ripe tomatoes of your choice (we like plum), halved
• 6 garlic cloves, sliced
• ½ red chilli, sliced (optional)
• 30g golden caster sugar
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 100ml red wine vinegar
• 100ml olive oil
• 1 large bunch of basil
• 2 onions, sliced
• 400ml vegetable stock
• 200g white bread, sourdough or another whole loaf (slightly stale bread works well), crusts trimmed away
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 10g parmesan or vegetarian alternative, finely grated (optional)