Is there anything better than a cup of tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch on a cool fall day?
Well, I hate to admit it but I have never been really big into tomato soup. My husband, on the other hand, loves it. So I have searched and searched for a recipe that would allow us both to enjoy it. Eureka! By roasting the vegetables in a delicious balsamic marinade and adding heavy cream at the end I am now a tomato soup convert!! It’s creamy and savory with a wonderful depth that I always felt was a bit missing with some other tomato soups.
Tomato Balsamic Soup — modified from Cooking Light Magazine
Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
Combine 1/2 cup broth, sugar, vinegar, and soy sauce in a small bowl and whisk together.
Place onion, garlic, and tomatoes in a baking pan coated with cooking spray. Pour broth mixture over vegetables. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until vegetables are lightly browned.
Pour tomato mixture into a blender. Add remaining 1/2 cup broth and the cream. Season with pepper and salt. Process until smooth. If necessary, strain mixture through a sieve to remove any solids.
Garnish with Homemade Croutons and shredded Asiago cheese if desired.
Ha! I thought I was the only one who didn’t like tomato soup. I’ll have to give this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing!
Ha…well, I’m glad we can bond together on this!! Let me know if you try the soup and like it. 🙂
Kenley
This looks SO good! Soup is just the best.
Thanks Megan! And it sure is!! 🙂
Do you make croutons from home, or do you purchase them? The croutons on this soup look delicious.
Thanks! And yes, I make my own. If you click on the hyperlink of the ‘Homemade Croutons’ in the recipe, it will take you to the post where I show how to make them. 🙂
Kenley
Oh boy… DUH! Clearly you can tell my brain isn’t plugged in correctly today. Thank you for directing me to the recipe!
Oh not a problem at all! 🙂 (And seriously Caitlin, half the time I wonder if my brain is plugged in all the way!)
Tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich is my idea of heaven so I don’t need any coaxing where that’s concerned but I DO love your creative improvisations. Love the idea of balsamic vinegar with it. gotta try!
Thanks so much! Glad you think so! 🙂
Kenley
We have the opposite problem, I love it he hates it! This sounds so deliciously different I can’t wait to try this to see what he thinks! Thanks Kenley!
Oh Jenna, let me know if you try it and the hubby enjoys! 🙂
Kenley
This sounds so different and so good!!
Cynthia
Thank you Cynthia! 🙂 Glad you think so!
Kenley
Adore that you added in balsamic! I had a monster tomato soup and grilled cheese craving last week that hasn’t yet gone away. Going to try adding this ingredient into mine, too!
I think my cravings ALWAYS seem to include grilled cheese! That and soup is one of our favorite simple meals in this house! 🙂
I agree that tomato soup can be a bit meagre. If I serve soup it fills my son up too much and so it needs a bit of oomph! This looks good!
Thanks so much! 🙂
Fantastic! this looks and sounds delicious Kenley! Thanks for this one! 🙂
Thanks Penny and thanks so much for tweeting! 🙂
Always a pleasure for you and your recipes are great too! I like passing them on! 🙂
Love the balsamic. Genius!
Thanks Sarah!
This looks fantastic and of course I am a huge soup fan. Pinning!
Thanks Kelli! And appreciate the pin! 🙂
Kenley
Oh yum. Tomatoes + balsamic are such a good combo, but I never would have put them in soup together! Adding this to my winter recipe plans.
Thanks Alicia! Let me know if you end up making it!
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I am totally obsessed with adding balsamic to everything so I am not quite sure why it never occurred to me to add it to tomato soup. I will have to scour up some tomatoes here in Minnesota to make this bad boy.