Hot Honey Bacon Grilled Cheese and Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
Directions
- 1Remove the stem from a large vine tomato.
- 2Quarter the large vine tomatoes.
- 3Place the quartered vine tomatoes and grape tomatoes on a baking sheet.
- 4Cut a red bell pepper into chunks.
- 5Add the red bell pepper chunks to the baking sheet.
- 6Quarter a large red onion.
- 7Add the red onion quarters to the baking sheet.
- 8Cut two bulbs of garlic in half horizontally.
- 9Add the garlic halves to the baking sheet.
- 10Drizzle olive oil over all the vegetables on the baking sheet.
- 11Season with salt.
- 12Season with oregano.
- 13Season with thyme.
- 14Season with pepper.
- 15Roast the vegetables in the oven at 400°F (200°C) for 35-40 minutes.
- 16Remove the roasted vegetables from the oven.
- 17Transfer the roasted vegetables and their juices into a blender.
- 18Add fresh basil to the blender.
- 19Blend the ingredients to your desired consistency for the soup.
- 20Pour the blended soup into a large pot and place on medium heat.
- 21Add vegetable broth to the soup.
- 22Add heavy cream to the soup.
- 23Add tomato paste to the soup.
- 24Add sugar to the soup.
- 25Add Parmesan cheese to the soup.
- 26Stir the soup and bring to a simmer for 15 minutes.
- 27Chop cooked bacon into small pieces.
- 28Place a slice of bread in a frying pan.
- 29Layer cheddar jack cheese on top of the bread.
- 30Sprinkle chopped bacon over the cheese.
- 31Layer provolone cheese on top of the bacon.
- 32Drizzle honey over the cheese.
- 33Place another slice of bread on top to form the sandwich.
- 34Grill both sides of the sandwich until golden brown and the cheese is melted.
- 35Serve the grilled cheese sandwich with a bowl of tomato basil soup.
Ingredients
- 5 larger vine tomatoes
- 2 cups grape tomatoes
- 1 large red onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 2 bulbs garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp thyme
- 3 tbsp fresh basil
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 0.25 cup Parmesan cheese
- salt
- pepper
- bacon
- bread
- cheddar jack cheese
- provolone cheese
- honey
Equipment
knifecutting boardbaking sheetovenblenderpotfrying panspatula
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