This Easy TO Create Recipe Takes Just Like The Soup At My Favorite Restaurant

Homemade Tomato Soup and Cheesy Croutons.

 

Ingredients

Soup:

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 large carrots, peeled and finely diced
• 1 clove garlic, grated on a rasp grater
• 1 medium onion, finely diced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• Three 28-ounce cans whole tomatoes
• 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Croutons:

• 1/2 baguette, sliced into rounds
• Olive oil, for drizzling
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Directions

Special equipment: an immersion blender

For the soup:

1. In a large pot, heat the butter and oil over medium-high heat.
2.  Add the carrots, garlic and onions and stir and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, another 2 to 3 minutes.
4.  Add the canned tomatoes, broth, parsley and 1 cup water and stir. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover the pot and simmer for 15 minutes.
5. Use an immersion blender to puree the mixture, still leaving some texture to the tomatoes.
6.  Add the cream, basil and some salt and pepper, and simmer for another 5 minutes.

For the croutons:

1. Drizzle the baguette rounds lightly with olive oil.
2. Place little piles of Parmesan in a nonstick skillet.
3.  Place a baguette round on top of each pile.
4.  Turn on the heat to medium.
5.  Press with a spatula as you melt the cheese into each round.
6. When set, flip to the other side to toast.

Serve the soup with 1 or 2 croutons on top.

 

Quick Tip: Make a batch of this and take a mason jar with some yummy crackers and cheese to a friend who could use a little comforting!

Recipe and Image courtesy of Ree Drummod at the Food Network