Caprese Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

Directions

  1. 1Wash the cherry tomatoes and slice them.
  2. 2Cut the red bell pepper.
  3. 3Place the cut tomatoes and bell pepper on a baking sheet.
  4. 4Add sliced onion, thyme sprigs, and garlic cloves to the baking sheet.
  5. 5Drizzle with avocado oil, then season with salt and pepper.
  6. 6Roast the vegetables in the oven.
  7. 7Peel and dice an onion.
  8. 8Slice carrots.
  9. 9Heat avocado oil in a pot.
  10. 10Add the diced onion and sliced carrots to the pot and sauté.
  11. 11Add the roasted vegetables to the pot.
  12. 12Add tomato paste to the pot.
  13. 13Add the roasted garlic from the baking sheet to the pot.
  14. 14Pour chicken broth into the pot.
  15. 15In a food processor, combine pine nuts, parmesan cheese, fresh basil, and garlic.
  16. 16Add olive oil to the food processor and blend until smooth to make pesto.
  17. 17Blend the soup in the pot using an immersion blender until smooth.
  18. 18Stir in heavy cream into the soup.
  19. 19Place a slice of bread on a rack.
  20. 20Top with shredded cheddar cheese.
  21. 21Spread pesto on another slice of bread.
  22. 22Layer ham, sliced tomatoes, and balsamic glaze on the cheese-topped bread.
  23. 23Place the pesto-covered bread on top to form the sandwich.
  24. 24Spray a pan with avocado oil.
  25. 25Place the sandwich in the hot pan.
  26. 26Cook until golden brown and cheese is melted, then flip.
  27. 27Serve the grilled cheese with the tomato soup.

Ingredients

  • cheddar cheese
  • pesto
  • ham
  • tomato
  • balsamic glaze
  • Avocado Oil Spray
  • cherry tomatoes
  • red bell pepper
  • onion
  • thyme
  • salt
  • pepper
  • garlic
  • carrots
  • tomato paste
  • chicken broth
  • pine nuts
  • parmesan cheese
  • basil
  • olive oil
  • heavy cream
  • bread

Equipment

knifecutting boardbaking sheetovenpotfood processorimmersion blenderpan