# Caprese Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

A comforting meal featuring a cheesy grilled sandwich with Caprese ingredients, served alongside a rich tomato soup.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- baking sheet
- oven
- pot
- food processor
- immersion blender
- pan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFYKHruvrZB/?igsh=MWt0anJnYm93YmZzeA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/10dd2a34-0120-4659-81bb-50b7b3080001
- Extracted: 2025-07-26

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