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Roasted Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons

Roasted Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons

Ingredients

Grilled Cheese Croutons
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 slices Pane Turano
• 3 ounces cheese, grated/shredded

Roasted Tomato Soup
• 3 pounds roma or plum tomatoes, cut in half
• 8 cloves garlic, peeled
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Freshly ground salt and pepper

Caramelized onions:
• ½ tablespoon olive oil
• 2 yellow onions, thinly sliced

Additions to the soup:
• ½ cup packed basil leaves
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 1-2 cups water or vegetarian broth, depending on how thick you want the soup
• Freshly ground salt and pepper, to taste


Directions

Grilled Cheese Croutons
① Heat a pan over medium heat.
② Completely butter one side of each slice of Pane Turano.
③ Place one slice of Pane Turano in the pan, buttered side down, sprinkle on the cheese and top with the remaining slice of Pane Turano, buttered side up
④ Turn the heat down a notch and cook until golden brown, about 2-4 minutes.
⑤ Flip and cook until golden brown on the other side, about 2-4 minutes.
⑥ Cut the edges from the grilled cheese, cut int 1 inch squares and use to garnish your favorite soup.

Soup
① Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Place halved tomatoes and garlic cloves on the baking sheet and drizzle with 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
② Generously season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for 40-45 minutes.
While the tomatoes are roasting, you can make the caramelized onions: Add 1/2 tablespoon olive oil to a large pot and place over medium heat. Add the onion slices and stir to coat the onions with olive oil. Cook, stirring occasionally. Check onions every 5-10 minutes until they have completely caramelized and turned golden in color--about 20 minutes.
③ Once tomatoes and garlic are done roasting, allow them to cool for 10 minutes, then add them to a food processor or high powered blender and blend until smooth. Next add basil and caramelized onions and blend again.
④ After blending, transfer back to pot, turn to medium low heat and add in oregano, vegetarian broth and salt and pepper to taste. From there you can add in any additional add-ons you want (as listed in the ingredients). Allow tomato soup to simmer 10 minutes before serving. To serve, garnish with basil and serve with grilled cheese.

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