Roasted tomato soup and a classic grilled

Home Cooking Sessions: Roasted tomato soup and a classic grilled cheese sandwich. The perfect duo for this time of year. Full recipe below! 👇🏽😍🍅 - 1. Dice up 1kg of large high quality tomatoes along with 1 red pepper, 2 white onions, a halved bulb of garlic and fresh thyme 2. Season with sea salt + black pepp and 2-3tbsp olive oil, then roast at 200c ~20-30 mins - add red chilli for some heat 3. To a large pot laced with olive oil, add 1 finely diced onion, 2 carrots, 2 celery sticks and a bunch of basil - cook on med high ~5 mins 4. Add in your roasted vegetables with all the juices + 2tbsp tomato paste, then squeeze out the roasted garlic 5. Simmer for 5 mins before adding 250ml veggie (or chicken) stock, then add a lid and let simmer for ~35 mins 6. Remove lid and remove the basil + any thyme stems and blitz till smooth using an immersion blender 7. Add in ~150ml heavy cream and combine, then season to taste 8. For the grilled cheese, butter two slices of thick white bread on one side only, then add on a good amount of sharp cheddar before adding the top slice (I used cheddar + Red Leicester here 9. Toast till golden and crisp in a pan laced with unsalted butter on med-high. Leave the grilled cheese to rest a few mins before slicing 10. Plate up your soup, spoon over a little more cream, drizzle over some EV olive oil, a crack of black pepper and garnish with basil. Dipping is essential - A winter warmer. There’s good reason why everyone pairs these two together. The rich and warm soup with the punchy, crunchy, oozing grilled cheese are made for each other. A comforting dish for lunch or dinner and a great one to freeze! 🙅🏽‍♂️ - - - - -

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