Best Cream Of Tomato Soup With Souffléed Cheese Toasts Recipes

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FRESH TOMATO SOUP WITH CRISPY CHEESE TOAST



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We're doing a very fresh twist on the classic cream of tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich. Since we're using fresh tomatoes at their peak of vine-ripened goodness, this simple soup is going to be not quite, but almost, 100% tomato.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Vegetable Soup Recipes     Tomato Soup Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 ½ pounds vine-ripened tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 anchovy fillet
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 pinch red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons olive oil
8 slices Italian bread
¼ cup thinly sliced basil leaves
6 ounces shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese

Steps:

  • Remove cores from tomatoes and cut in half crosswise. Reserve until needed.
  • Heat olive oil and butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and anchovy and cook until garlic is sizzling in the hot fat, 45 seconds to 1 minute. Carefully add the tomatoes with their juices, salt, and red pepper flakes. Toss with a spoon every few minutes until the tomatoes release their liquid and start to break down.
  • Once the tomatoes have softened and start to collapse, reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes have fallen apart and the soup resembles a coarse tomato sauce, about 45 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil or a silicone liner. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
  • Place the bread slices on the prepared baking sheet. Top each slice with sliced basil, and then Cheddar cheese.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is well browned and crispy around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
  • Remove soup from heat and pass through a mesh strainer into a bowl. Use the back of a ladle to push all the tomato mixture through. Discard the skins and seeds, which should be the only things left in the strainer.
  • Transfer the strained tomato soup back into the saucepan and place back over medium-low heat. Continue cooking to thicken slightly, if desired, or simply bring back to a simmer and serve immediately with the cheese toasts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 578.2 calories, Carbohydrate 36.8 g, Cholesterol 76 mg, Fat 41.5 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 18.2 g, SaturatedFat 18.6 g, Sodium 1137.9 mg, Sugar 11.1 g

CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP WITH SOUFFLéED CHEESE TOASTS



Cream of Tomato Soup with Souffléed Cheese Toasts image

Provided by Deborah Madison

Categories     Soup/Stew     Blender     Cheese     Dairy     Egg     Mustard     Onion     Tomato     Vegetable     Vegetarian     Cheddar     Basil     Celery     Fall     Winter     Shallot     Simmer

Yield about 6 cups

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 1/2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil, crumbled between your fingers
Pinch of ground cloves
2 tablespoons flour
Two 15-ounce cans diced tomatoes in puree or juice
Pinch of baking soda
2 1/2 cups vegetable stock or water
1 1/2 cups milk
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Tomato paste if needed
1 egg, separated, or 1 egg white only
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Pinch of cayenne
1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon minced scallion or shallot
4 slices sandwich bread, lightly toasted

Steps:

  • 1. Melt the butter in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, basil, and cloves; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is limp, about 5 minutes. Stir in the flour, then add the tomatoes, baking soda, and stock. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes. Let cool briefly, then puree in a blender until smooth
  • 2. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Return the soup to the pot, add the milk, and season with salt. If the soup is too thick, thin it with additional milk or stock. If the tomato flavor isn't as rich as you'd like (if the tomatoes were packed in water instead of puree), deepen it by stirring in a little tomato paste.
  • 3. For the toasts, combine the yolk, if you're using it, with the mustard and cayenne, then stir in the cheese. Whisk the white until it holds soft peaks and fold it into the mixture along with the scallion. Spread the mixture on the toasted bread and bake until puffed and golden, about 5 minutes, while you reheat the soup. Serve the soup piping hot, with a piece of cheese toast, cut in half on the diagonal, and fresh pepper ground into each bowl.

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