# Ultimate Grilled Cheese with Roasted Tomato Soup

This recipe shows how to make a delicious grilled cheese sandwich with a side of roasted tomato soup.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 12 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 container cherry tomatoes
- 2 bulbs garlic
- 1 medium onion
- 1 bottle olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 2 stalks celery
- 1 small red onion
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 pinch dried oregano
- 1 handful fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 slices bread
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons herb butter
- 4 slices cheddar cheese
- 2 slices mozzarella cheese

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
2. Place cherry tomatoes on a baking sheet, add garlic cloves and half of the onion.
3. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
4. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until tomatoes are roasted.
5. Finely chop celery and red onion.
6. In a pot, heat olive oil and sauté the chopped celery and red onion until softened.
7. Add tomato paste, dried oregano, salt, and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
8. Add the roasted tomatoes and garlic to the pot.  Mash the garlic cloves.
9. Stir in fresh basil.
10. Add balsamic vinegar, heavy cream, and more salt and pepper to taste.
11. Blend the soup using an immersion blender until smooth.
12. Spread butter and herb butter on two slices of bread. Top with cheddar and mozzarella cheese.
13. Grill the sandwich until golden brown and the cheese is melted and gooey.
14. Serve the grilled cheese with a bowl of tomato soup.

## Equipment

- baking sheet
- knife
- bowl
- pot
- immersion blender

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-02-16

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