Tomato soup is simple, but when celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay makes this comforting dish, he uses secret weapons in the form of kitchen tools and unlikely ingredients.

After searing the vegetables, he roasts the onions and garlic in a deep roasting pan for about 20 minutes and then adds chicken stock and cream.

He crushes the tomatoes with a potato masher for a chunkier and rustic tomato soup. Ramsay then adds a touch of sugar and a drizzle of aged balsamic vinegar.

Ramsay's tomato soup recipe is also about upping the tomato tastiness, and one way he achieves this is with a "punchy" sundried tomato pesto.

Ramsay crushes and grinds sun-dried tomatoes, toasted pine nuts, parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil, and oil from the sun-dried tomato container with a mortar and pestle.

Once the soup is done, Ramsay drizzles the sun-dried tomato pesto on top for a burst of flavor in an already mouthwatering dish.