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Wholesome Tomato Soup with Cheesy Toasties

One of life's most cruel realities is that peak tomato season is never at the same time as peak tomato soup season. That said, this is one time I'm willing to put my seasonality calendar to the side, because a homemade tomato soup in the winter months is one of life's greatest joys, particularly when served up with a grilled cheese (or toastie as we call them in the UK).

Cook

40m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Step 1

Heat the oven to 180°C.

Step 2

Put the tomatoes, basil, chilli, garlic and shallots on a tray, drizzle with olive oil and season generously with salt, pepper and oregano.

1.5 kg Tomatoes

1 bunch Basil

1 Red chilli

6 cloves Garlic

3 Shallots

3 tbsp Olive oil

Salt

Black pepper

1 tsp Oregano

Step 3

Roast for 40 minutes until soft and starting to caramelise.

Step 4

Tip everything into a pot, then in order to extract as much flavour, add the roasting tray back onto the hob, add white wine vinegar and chicken stock to deglaze and pour the liquid into the same pot.

100-200 ml Chicken stock

1 tbsp White wine vinegar

Step 5

Add more fresh basil and blend with a stick blender. Blend until smooth, then return to the pan and bring just to a simmer.

Step 6

Butter the sourdough slices on the outside. Fill with mozzarella and cheddar, then cook in a hot pan or sandwich press until golden and the cheese has melted.

Butter

4 slices White sourdough

Mozzarella

Cheddar

Step 7

Ladle the soup into bowls, drizzle over a little cream and scatter with basil. Serve with the hot mozzarella toasties on the side.

100 ml Double cream

For

4

M

I

For the soup

1.5

kg

Tomatoes, halved

1

Red chilli, halved and deseeded if you prefer

6

cloves

Garlic

3

Shallots, halved

1

tsp

Oregano

3

tbsp

Olive oil

100-200

ml

Chicken stock

1

tbsp

White wine vinegar

1

bunch

Basil, small, leaves picked

100

ml

Double cream, plus extra to drizzle

Salt

Black pepper

For the toasties

4

slices

White sourdough, good

Mozzarella, sliced

Cheddar

Butter, for spreading

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Wholesome Tomato Soup with Cheesy Toasties

One of life's most cruel realities is that peak tomato season is never at the same time as peak tomato soup season. That said, this is one time I'm willing to put my seasonality calendar to the side, because a homemade tomato soup in the winter months is one of life's greatest joys, particularly when served up with a grilled cheese (or toastie as we call them in the UK).

Cook

40m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Step 1

Heat the oven to 180°C.

Step 2

Put the tomatoes, basil, chilli, garlic and shallots on a tray, drizzle with olive oil and season generously with salt, pepper and oregano.

1.5 kg Tomatoes

1 bunch Basil

1 Red chilli

6 cloves Garlic

3 Shallots

3 tbsp Olive oil

Salt

Black pepper

1 tsp Oregano

Step 3

Roast for 40 minutes until soft and starting to caramelise.

Step 4

Tip everything into a pot, then in order to extract as much flavour, add the roasting tray back onto the hob, add white wine vinegar and chicken stock to deglaze and pour the liquid into the same pot.

100-200 ml Chicken stock

1 tbsp White wine vinegar

Step 5

Add more fresh basil and blend with a stick blender. Blend until smooth, then return to the pan and bring just to a simmer.

Step 6

Butter the sourdough slices on the outside. Fill with mozzarella and cheddar, then cook in a hot pan or sandwich press until golden and the cheese has melted.

Butter

4 slices White sourdough

Mozzarella

Cheddar

Step 7

Ladle the soup into bowls, drizzle over a little cream and scatter with basil. Serve with the hot mozzarella toasties on the side.

100 ml Double cream

For

4

M

I

For the soup

1.5

kg

Tomatoes, halved

1

Red chilli, halved and deseeded if you prefer

6

cloves

Garlic

3

Shallots, halved

1

tsp

Oregano

3

tbsp

Olive oil

100-200

ml

Chicken stock

1

tbsp

White wine vinegar

1

bunch

Basil, small, leaves picked

100

ml

Double cream, plus extra to drizzle

Salt

Black pepper

For the toasties

4

slices

White sourdough, good

Mozzarella, sliced

Cheddar

Butter, for spreading

Your private notes

Only visible to you

Next

Made it?

Comments

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