Roasted Tomato Soup with Crispy Gruyère Toasts
Warm up your autumn evenings with our Roasted Tomato Soup with Crispy Gruyère Toasts, a comforting dish that marries rich flavors and cozy textures. This delightful soup is made by roasting fresh tomatoes and garlic, intensifying their natural sweetness, and blending them into a velvety bisque. Paired with crispy toasts topped with melted gruyère cheese, this recipe is perfect for family gatherings or a weeknight dinner. With easy preparation steps and customizable ingredients, it’s sure to become a fall favorite.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: Serves approximately 4
- Category: Main
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 roma tomatoes
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 1 head of garlic
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- Fresh basil leaves
- Baguette (for toasts)
- Shredded gruyère cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In an oven-safe dish, toss halved roma tomatoes, whole cherry tomatoes, chopped onion, halved garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast for 30-40 minutes until tender and slightly charred.
- Blend the roasted mixture with vegetable broth and fresh basil until smooth.
- For the toasts, slice the baguette, drizzle with olive oil, top with gruyère cheese, season with salt and pepper, and bake for about 15 minutes until golden brown.
- Stir in heavy cream before serving the soup hot with crispy gruyère toasts on top.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup of soup (240g) with 2 toast slices (30g)
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 640mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 40mg