Tomato Soup and Saint-André Waffled Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Feed Me Dearly
Photo by Mark Weinberg
- Serves
- 4
Faced with an abundance of seasonal farm-grown produce, I couldn’t resist making this fragrant soup to celebrate the season. Sweet, tart, and earthy, this bisque offers a warming blend of heirloom tomatoes, cream, and fresh herbs. Serve it with crunchy, waffled grilled cheese sandwiches on the side.
Ingredients
For the tomato soup:
- 1 small diced onion
- 6 tablespoon butter, divided
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh, chopped oregano
- 2 pound heirloom tomatoes, chopped
- 4 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
For the grilled cheese sandwiches:
- 12 ounce Saint-André cheese, chilled
- 16 slices of white sandwich bread
- 4 ounce butter
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WHO: Feed Me Dearly lives in New York with her husband, 2 kids, and 400 cookbooks.
WHAT: A spin on a classic summertime lunch.
HOW: Make a tomato soup from a generous helping of cream, onion, chicken broth, and heirloom tomatoes. As it simmers, sandwich Saint-André cheese between white sandwich bread and grill it in a waffle maker. Dip away.
WHY WE LOVE IT: As grilled cheese aficionados, it takes something special to catch our eye, but this version, with its crispy edges, golden-brown, thin shell, and buttery cheese waffled its way into our hearts—and stomachs.
Directions
For the tomato soup:
- Step 1
In a large pot, sauté the onion in 4 tablespoons of the butter, and add the salt and oregano until translucent, about 4 minutes.
- Step 2
Add in the chopped tomatoes and chicken broth and bring to a simmer.
- Step 3
While the tomatoes and broth come to a simmer, prepare a roux in a separate small saucepan. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, then add the flour. Stirring for a few minutes until the flour just starts to brown.
- Step 4
Add the cream and half-and-half, stirring constantly until just simmering. With the heat on low, cook the mixture for 20 minutes, covered. Add the mixture into the pot with the tomatoes.
- Step 5
Add the ground cloves and purée the soup with an immersion blender.
- Step 6
Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper, and serve with the waffled grilled cheese sandwiches.
- Step 7
Note: If the tomato soup ends up separating, just re-blend it with your immersion blender.
For the grilled cheese sandwiches:
- Step 1
Cut the chilled Saint-André cheese into 1/2 inch to 1/4 inch slices and divide it evenly between it in between the half of the slices of sandwich bread. Top each cheesy half with another slice.
- Step 2
Butter each side of the sandwich and grill it inside a waffle iron until the bread is nice and golden, about 2 minutes.