# Roasted Tomato Soup with Cheesy Crouton Topper

This one-pot recipe is essentially a bowl of tomato soup and a melty grilled cheese sandwich rolled into one.

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

## Ingredients

- 1 can whole peeled tomatoes
- onion
- garlic
- butter
- thyme
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- bread
- veg broth
- vinegar
- cheddar cheese
- Parmesan cheese

## Instructions

1. Pour a can of whole peeled tomatoes into a pot.
2. Crush the whole peeled tomatoes with your hands.
3. Add sliced onions to the pot.
4. Add garlic and butter to the pot.
5. Add fresh thyme and a drizzle of olive oil to the pot.
6. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Roast the tomato mixture in the oven.
8. Melt butter in a bowl.
9. Season melted butter with spices.
10. Add torn pieces of bread to the seasoned butter.
11. Toss the bread pieces to coat them.
12. Bake the bread pieces in the oven to make croutons.
13. Add vegetable broth to the roasted tomatoes.
14. Add a splash of vinegar to the soup.
15. Blend the soup until smooth using an immersion blender.
16. Pile cheddar cheese into the soup.
17. Add croutons to the soup.
18. Add more cheddar and Parmesan cheese on top.
19. Pop the pot under the broiler for a final few minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
20. Serve the roasted tomato soup with cheesy crouton topper.

## Equipment

- pot
- oven
- bowl
- baking sheet
- immersion blender

## Tips

- The secret to making great tomato soup when not in tomato season is roasting a can of whole peeled tomatoes, which brings out their sweetness and intensifies their flavor.
- Roasting also frees you up to make the crunchy buttery homemade croutons.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPUovfBCcq1/?igsh=MTRnank1cHpwdjN1
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a55b0a8c-81d0-4c5a-85cd-1946328fcc4e
- Extracted: 2025-11-11

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