Since the beloved soup from my childhood now seems disgusting and more importantly Campbell's tomato soup contains WHEAT- I had to re-invent the wheel, or the soup in this case.
Whats a mother to do? My mission was to make divine, memorable, homemade and gluten free tomato soup. I wanted to make a soup that would make my kids sing, "mmmm mmmm good, mmmm mmmm good--that's what Mom's soup is mmmm mmmm good!"
They didn't sing but they loved the soup! Enjoy--
gluten free-home made tomato soup
2 large cans whole plum tomatoes - I like muir glen
1 onion chopped finely1 large clove garlic
1 small bunch basil cut into thin strips
1/2-3/4 cup heavy cream
salt, pepper, sugar
3 Tablespoons olive oil-plus more if needed
us more if needed
in a medium sauce pan sautee the onion and garlic in 3 Tablespoons olive oil
sautee until tender-do not brown
add 2 cans whole tomatoes, 1 Tablespoon sugar and drizzle 1 Tablespoon additional olive oil
tune fire to low and allow to simmer 30 minutes--stiring and breaking up the tomatoes.
add basil, then salt and pepper to taste
with an immersion blender-puree the mixture until no lumps appear (you can also place the soup in a blender and puree--be careful, the soup will be hot)
return the soup to the sauce pan and slowly add the heavy cream--stir to mix thru. If you like a creamier soup, add more cream. Cut additional fresh basil into the soup if desired. Season with additional salt and pepper as needed.
serving suggestion:
for a crowd or party--pour hot tomato soup into shooter or shot glasses--slice grilled cheese into small pieces. Serve the soup as a passed appetizer--tomato soup shooters.
grown up grilled cheese-gluten free!
Keep reading and you will see why this is labeled 'grown up grilled cheese'. For GF grilled cheese I make two types. The first uses UDI's bread, Butterkase (or Brie) cheese and some chutney inside the bread along with the cheese--thats the grown up part! Once grilled, slice the sandwich into three rectangular pieces--serve on top of the shot glass if using as an appetizer.
The second GF grilled cheese uses GF pita bread and old fashioned American cheese.
