Recipe: Delicious Tomato Soup w/ cheesy croutons (V)

Tomato Soup w/ cheesy croutons (V).

To make Tomato Soup w/ cheesy croutons (V) you need 7 ingredients and just 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients

1. It's of Tomatoes.
2. You need of garlic cloves.
3. Prepare of beef stock cube (or vegetable stock if you are vegetarian).
4. You need of fresh basil.
5. You need of ciabatta.
6. Prepare of butter.
7. It's of grated parmesan (or vegetarian alternative).

Tomato Soup w/ cheesy croutons (V) method

1. Pretty heat an oven to 220°C/200°C fan..
2. Quarter the tomatoes and place on a baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Then place in the oven for 20-25mins..
3. Mean while finely dice / grate / crush the garlic..
4. Boil a kettle and dissolve the beef stock cube in 1 litre of boiled water..
5. Once the tomatoes a roasted, heat a large pot over a medium to low heat with a drizzle of olive oil and the butter..
6. Once heated add the garlic and cook for 2-3mins..
7. Turn up to a medium-high heat and add the tomatoes. Cook for 5mins then add the stock. Cook for a further 20-25mins until reduced by about half..
8. Meanwhile, cut the ciabatta into bitesize pieces. Place on a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle over the cheese. Bake in the oven for 10-12mins or until the pieces are nice and brown..
9. Once the tomato soup is cooked. Take off the heat and use a hand blender to blend it into a smooth soup. Return to a low heat to heat through and add some basil to your taste..
10. Once warmed through, serve with the croutons on top..