Tomato & Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Pimento Grilled Cheese
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INGREDIENTS
  • Cooking Time: 45 minutes
  • Servings: 6
  • Preparation Time: 10 minutes
  • Tomato & Roasted Red Pepper Soup
  • 1 small sweet onion chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 red pepper chopped
  • 3 roma tomatoes chopped
  • 2 Tbs oil
  • 28 ounces tomato puree
  • 1 Tbs sugar
  • 1 cup chicken/vegetable stock
  • Pimento Grilled Cheese
  • 8 pieces bread
  • 1-1/2 cup colby jack cheese
  • 1 tsp chopped pimentos
  • 2 Tbs butter
DIRECTIONS
  1. Tomato & Roasted Red Pepper Soup
  2. Chop up the vegetables: tomatoes, red pepper and onion.
  3. Mix these together in 2 Tbs oil.
  4. Place on a baking sheet then roast them in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes.
  5. Once they are roasted add to a large stockpot with minced garlic, tomato puree, chicken/vegetable stock and sugar. Set to low/medium heat.
  6. Pimento Grilled Cheese
  7. Mix the mayo, cheese and pimento in a bowl. Slice and spread butter on the bread.
  8. Add the pimento mixture in between bread then cook as with any good grilled cheese-3 minutes, flip, then 3 more minutes until the middle is completely melted.
  9. Add soup to the bowl and plate the grilled cheese. Enjoy!
RECIPE BACKSTORY
Tomatoes turn sweet when roasted with red peppers. Blended into a smooth soup. Don't forget a gooey grilled cheese with pimento to dip into it.