Smoky Tomato Soup with Gruyère Toasts

Name: Smoky Tomato Soup with Gruyère Toasts
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 inches thick baguette slices, cut on the bias; 1 bay leaf; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 177 milliliters ounces Gruyère cheese, coarsely grated; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 2 teaspoons sweet smoked paprika, preferably pimentón de la Vera; 1 thyme sprig; 2 kilograms tomatoes, quartered; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter; 118 milliliters water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Smoky Tomato Soup with Gruyère Toasts From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes. A mixture of thick baguette, butter, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

In a soup pot, melt the butter in the olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Butter

Soup

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Pot

Add the onion and garlic and cook over moderately high heat until tender, about 5 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

Add the paprika and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

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Paprika

Add the tomatoes, water, thyme sprig and bay leaf, season with salt and pepper and bring the tomato mixture to a boil. Cover and simmer over moderate heat until the tomatoes break down, about 15 minutes. Discard the thyme sprig and bay leaf.

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Salt And Pepper

Bay Leaves

Tomato

Thyme

Water

Preheat the broiler. In a blender, puree the soup in batches until smooth. Strain the soup back into the pot, pressing on the solids to extract as much soup as possible. Stir the cream into the soup and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Soup

Cream

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Broiler

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Meanwhile, place the baguette slices on a baking sheet. Broil 6 inches from the heat until lightly toasted on both sides, about 2 minutes total. Top the toasts with the Gruyre and broil for about 30 seconds, until the cheese is bubbly. Ladle the soup into bowls and serve with the Gruyre toasts.

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Baguette