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Grilled cheese and tomato soup

35 min • 4 to 6 servings •
Andrew Sachs

35 min •     4 to 6 servings•

Andrew Sachs

Creamy tomato soup garnished with herbs, served with a grilled cheese sandwich slice on a wooden countertop with a pot and oil bottle nearby.

There is nothing more comforting than a bowl of warm tomato soup and a finger of a good grilled cheese to dunk in it. This is a homemade classic menu the whole family will fall in love with.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 20 Minutes

Start to Table: 35 Minutes

Difficulty: Easy

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  • 3 to 5 lbs tomatoes, stemmed and cubed
  • Olive oil
  • ½ onion, diced
  • 1-3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup cream or yogurt
  • Basil, chopped
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • A good bread (I prefer ciabatta)
  • Gruyere, sharp cheddar, or mozzarella cheese, sliced
  • Olive oil, butter or clarified butter

    • Set

  • Dutch oven or soup pot
  • Immersion blender, blender, or food processor
  • skillet, George Forman grill or Panini press.
  • Spatula

    • Go!

    Soup

  • Coat the bottom of the dutch oven with olive oil.
  • Sweat onions and garlic in the oil over medium low heat. This will take about 10 minutes for the onions to turn nice and soft.
  • Add tomatoes and another healthy pour of olive oil. Raise heat to medium and stew for 10 to 15 minutes.

    • Grilled Cheese

  • Slice loaf into thick (½ inch) sandwich sized slices.
  • Line slice with cheese and cover
  • Brush outside with olive oil (or butter)
  • Toast on high heat in Pannini press or grill on both sides in a well greased skillet.
  • When outside is toasted and cheese is melted, remove from heat and let cool.

    • Bring it all together

  • Once tomatoes are soft remove pot from heat and blend.
  • Add cream, salt, pepper and stir into soup. Adjust to taste.
  • Add chopped basil and serve.
  • Cut grilled cheese into into finger sized portions perfect for dunking into the soup.

    • Recommendations

    An immersion blender is the easiest way to blend the soup. A regular blender is a good option. A food processor requires some care to keep soup from spilling over the top.
    If you use butter instead of olive oil add a touch of olive oil to the butter to help keep it from burning. Clarified butter which has a higher smoke point is another good option.
    Yogurt makes a tasty substitute for cream.

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