Fresh Tomato Soup with Crispy Cheese Toast

Fresh Tomato Soup with Crispy Cheese Toast

Recipe by John Mitzewich from allrecipes.com

Dinner 1 Hr. 10 Mins.

Ingredients

4

4 servings

  • 3.5 pounds vine-ripened tomatoes
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 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
  • 0.25 cup thinly sliced basil leaves
  • 6 ounces shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Prepare the tomato soup: Remove cores from tomatoes and cut in half crosswise. Reserve until needed.
  • Heat butter and olive oil 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 tomatoes with their juices, salt, and red pepper flakes. Toss with a spoon every few minutes until tomatoes release their liquid and start to break down.
  • Once tomatoes have softened and started to collapse, reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes have fallen apart and the soup resembles a coarse tomato sauce, about 45 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the cheese toast: 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 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.

Nutritional Facts

Per 4 servings

  • Calories: 578
  • Carbohydrate: 37g
  • Fat: 42g
  • Fiber: 6g
  • Protein: 18g
  • Sugar: 11g

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