Roasted Tomato Basil Soup with Grilled cheese croutons
 
 
Serves: 6-8 servings
Ingredients
  • 4 pounds early girl tomatoes
  • 2 yellow onions, roughly chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1-quart chicken stock
  • 1 can (28-ounce) tomatoes, with their juice
  • 1 cups basil leaves (packed)
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • good quality fresh sourdough bread
  • cabbot cheddar cheese
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Wash and slice the tomatoes widthwise and gently squeeze out most of the seeds. Place in a bowl with olive oil, salt and pepper and coat well. Spread tomatoes evenly on a baking sheet and roast for 40 minutes.
  3. Melt olive oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat and sauté onions and garlic for about ten minutes, until soft and fragrant. Add the can of tomatoes, basil, chicken stock and oven-roasted tomatoes and juice. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 40 minutes. Let soup cool and puree with an immersion or regular blender. add salt and pepper if needed.
  4. For the grilled cheese croutons: Put two pieces of cheese between two slices of sourdough bread and butter the outside of each. grill in a cast iron skillet or a panini machine, butter side down, until golden brown and cheese melted. Put on cutting board to cool. Cut sandwiches into ½ square croutons and sprinkle over soup.
Recipe by Three Hungry Boys at https://www.threehungryboys.com/2022/08/14/roasted-tomato-basil-soup/