Don't you just love the combination of grilled cheese and tomato soup? Especially on a crisp cool day, or even just a day you don't want to leave the house! Well I do as well, but dipping a square sandwich into a round bowl is not the easiest thing to do. I usually eating the sandwich and soup separately and not getting to enjoy the magical flavor combination! Well not any more! This tip is so easy, I can't believe I didn't think of it as a child ...
Take your favorite type of loaf bread and cut the crusts off. I'm using a honey wheat bread because it is still healthy with a little sweet flavor. Next, flatten out the bread with a rolling pin, bottom of a clean skillet, or take out some frustration and use your hand and the counter [it can be pretty therapeutic]. Once the bread is flattened, take a cheese of your choice and place it on top of the bread. At this point you will want to get a skillet on the oven over medium heat. Put about a tablespoon or so of butter in the pan and let it melt down. While the butter is melting, roll up your cheese and bread combos into neat rolls. They're kind of like Swiss Cake Rolls, but cheesier!
Once the butter has melted, place the rolls in the skillet
seam side down. Press firmly on the top of the rolls with a spatula, may want to use the dreaded metal spatula [the plastic ones tend to break when letting out frustrations]. Once the rolls are flattened out, throw the tomato soup into a small sauce pan over medium high heat.
Now, this next step is completely up to you, however, I can't just be happy with a simple tomato soup out of a Campbell's can. I have to spice it up! So, to my tomato soup, I like to add a few dashes of salt and pepper as well as a few dashes of basil, thyme, and oregano. These herbs add an extra layer of flavor that I believe canned tomato soup is missing, but, it's up to you!
Once the soup is on, flip the dippers over to brown the other side. You want them to be a perfect golden brown on each side. No more than 2 or 3 minutes on each side should be plenty of time to brown up! [don't forget to check your soup with a little stir!]
Once all your dippers are golden brown and the cheese is melty take them out of the skillet and arrange them on the plate in a "Pick-Up-Sticks" sort of stack. Stirring the soup one last time, to make sure it is heated all the way through, transfer the soup into your favorite soup bowl.
Turn on Sex and the City, Gilmore Girls, Mad Men, or my favorite 30 Rock, and enjoy the ease of a great, relaxing meal!
What you need
Loaf bread [4-6 slices]
Cheese [your favorite for grilled cheeses]
Butter
Basil
Thyme
Oregano
Salt
Pepper
So there are a TON of tomato soup recipes out there that call for a lot of unhealthy things like cream, butter, and over salted chicken stocks. Its just too much! I prefer my tomato soup to be simple and about the tomato, what a concept right?!? I truly believe that my tomato soup is better than any soup out on the market, granted that's my opinion, but now you can try it to!
