Tomato Soup + Grilled Cheese

Name: Tomato Soup + Grilled Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 15g butter; 1 small onion, chopped; 4 cloves of garlic, chopped; 1 small carrot, chopped; 500g ripe tomatoes; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp oregano; 1/2 tbsp brown sugar; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 1 chicken stock cube; 500ml water; 5 basil leaves; 80ml thickened cream; 3 tbsp butter, softened; 3 tbsp mayo; 6 slices sour dough bread, or your preference; olive oil, or your preference; 6 slices cheddar cheese, or your preference; 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese; dried parsley; red chilli flakes

11 steps

Prep:15minCook:45min

embrace the warmth of a childhood favourite with this tomato soup and grilled cheese recipe. smooth, tangy tomato soup paired with a crispy, cheesy sandwich makes for the ultimate comfort meal. simply, satisfying and heartwarming. NOTES: 1. use a vegetable stock cube if you want to keep this vegetarian. 2. if you're using chicken stock, you can skip the stock cube and water. 3. use coconut cream as a dairy-free option to heavy cream. 4. adjust salt, black pepper and sugar to your taste.

Updated at: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 23:33:49 GMT

Ingredients

3 servings

Tomato Soup

15gbutter

500gtomatoes

½ tspsalt

½ tsppaprika

½ tspblack pepper

½ tspgarlic powder

½ tspred chilli powder

¼ tsporegano

½ Tbspbrown sugar

3 Tbsptomato paste

1chicken stock cube

500mlwater

5basil leaves

80mlthickened cream

Grilled Cheese

3 Tbspbutter

softened

3 Tbspmayo

6 slicessour dough bread

or your preference

olive oil

or your preference

6 slicescheddar cheese

or your preference

½ cupmozzarella cheese

dried parsley

red chilli flakes

Instructions

Tomato Soup

Step 1

fry onions and garlic in butter: add butter to a pot, and let it melt. add chopped onion and fry for 1 minute over medium heat. then, add chopped garlic and fry for another 1 minute over medium heat.

Step 2

add carrot: add chopped carrots to the pot and cook for about 2 minutes over medium heat until they soften.

Step 3

add tomatoes: cut tomatoes into quarters then add to the pot. keep stirring as you cook the tomatoes for around 2 minutes over medium heat.

Step 4

add seasonings: add salt, paprika, black pepper, garlic powder, red chilli powder and oregano to the pot. then, add tomato paste and a bit of sugar.

Step 5

add chicken stock: add a chicken stock cube and water, then a few fresh basil leaves. mix everything together.

Step 6

bring to a boil: bring the mixture to a boil, then cover with a lid, and leave to simmer on low heat for 20 minutes. after the 20 minutes have passed, leave to cook at medium heat for another 10 minutes.

Step 7

blend: at this point, the tomato soup mixture will look soft and mushy. let this cool a little, before using an immersion blender to blend until smooth.

Step 8

add cream: once the tomato soup looks smooth and thick, add double cream/heavy cream and mix it in. then, bring the mixture to a boil again. then, cover and leave to simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.

Grilled Cheese

Step 9

butter and mayo mixture: in a small bowl, mix together butter and mayo until smooth. slather this on your bread.

Step 10

add cheese: add your mix of cheeses, then sprinkle on some red chilli flakes and dried parsley.

Step 11

cook: top the sandwich with the remaining slice of bread, then cook in a non-stick pan. cover the pan with a lid and let the sandwich cook at low-medium heat for around 2 minutes. then change sides, press down on the sandwich, and cook for another 2 minutes.

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