Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper & Basil Bisque with Grilled Cheese Croutons

This is actually a fairly easy recipe, but will impress!

For the soup, you can simply make your favorite canned tomato soup or use the following recipe. If making canned soup, simply use milk/cream instead of water and add some pureed roasted red peppers and basil!


RECIPE:

3 Roasted Tomatoes (to roast, toss in sugar, salt, pepper, oil, and balsamic vinegar. Bake in oven until they start to brown and skins split)
3 Roasted Red Peppers (use above tomato method to roast)
2 Garlic Cloves (minced)
1 Can Chicken Broth

Puree the above ingredients. Then add the following:

1 Quart Heavy Cream
1 Can Diced Tomatoes
V8 Tomato Juice (add to create desired thickness)
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Basil (dried or fresh, to taste)

That's it! Now, onto the croutons:

Make a grilled cheese as normal. After cooking, put into the freezer! Once it's almost frozen, remove and dice the grilled cheese. Toss in some melted butter and bake at 350 for about 10 minutes. Stir 1/2 way through. Make sure you spray/line your pan. The cheese sticks!

ENJOY!