Cheese Crusted Tomato Soup

Thursday 8 October 2009



I think my favourite comfort supper of all, especially on a cold and rainy day, has got to be tomato soup with a toasted cheese sandwich.

The soup all rich and full of ripe tomato flavours . . .




The Sandwich all crisp and buttery and filled with oodles of meltingly rich cheddar cheese . . .

I got to thinking about that at work today . . . the rain pelting down on the windows was so miserable and I was longing for comfort . . . and then I had the thought . . .



what if you combined the two . . .

You know . . . like onion soup . . .



the rich tomato soup laying beneath a toasted crouton covered in lucious cheese, all melted and bubbling on top.

The idea of it was all I could think about the whole morning through.



I could hardly wait to get home so that I could make it.



It was gorgeously scrumptious, comforting and . . . very . . . very . . . moreish.



*Cheese Crusted Tomato Soup*
Serves 4
Printable Recipe

Tomato soup and grilled cheese has to be the epitome of soulful comfort food. I have combine the two here in a delightfully delicious combination. This has real wow factor.

For the soup:
2 TBS butter
2 medium onions, peeled and chopped
2 fat cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
24 ounces chicken stock
3 ounces tomato paste
1 400g tin of chopped tomatos
1 heaped TBS dried basil
salt and black pepper to taste
For the Cheese Crouton:
2 large crusty rolls
6 ounces of sharp cheddar cheese, grated
chopped fresh parsley to garnish

First make the soup. Melt the butter in a large saucepan and add the onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft. Add the garlic and cook for another minute until very fragrant. Add the chicken stock, tomato paste, tomatoes and dried basil. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add salt and black pepper to taste. It is at this point where you can blitz it with a stick blender and make it really smooth if that is what you like, or you can blitz it just a little bit so that it is still a bit chunky.

Heat the grill to high. Cut the ends off of each of your rolls and then cut the middles into two thick slices. Toast them on both sides under the grill.

Place four heavy soup bowls on an oven tray. You want bowls that will be safe under the grill. Ladle the hot soup into the bowls, dividing it equally amongst the four dishes. Float a slice of toasted bread on top of each, then sprinkle the grated cheddar cheese evenly over top, again dividing it equally amongst the four dishes.

Slide the tray with the filled soup bowls under the grill and grill until the cheese is melted and bubbling. Remove from the grill and serve immediately with a garnish of chopped fresh parsley on top of each. Enjoy!

Note - Warn your eaters that the bowls will be hot!

10 comments

  1. This Cheese Crusted Tomato Soup recipe sounds delicious...thanks

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  2. i love onion soup JUST because of the cheesy bread on top, so I know i'd love this :)

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  3. Yet another fantastic recipe! Looks totally delish.

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  4. I dont usually like tomato soup just on its own, but you have come up with an amazing idea using that cheezy bread on top :) I bet it would taste great with pumpkin soup too!

    Rose

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  5. This is a terrific idea, Marie...love the flavors and textures here...mmm... Happy Day, sweet friend--LOVE YA ((BIG HUGS))

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  6. Too more-ish for me to be let loose on it but Keith will love it. If only..........

    love, Angie, xx

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  7. Marie - you are a genius! Looks fabulous! I get like that too - start thinking about doing something and then I can't wait until I get it done! Much love - Raquel XO

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  8. My dear Marie, This soup look absolutely yummy and delicious!!!! I love it! I love soup every time! specially tomato soup! is yummy!

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