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Question by Anna D: What is a good side dish to go with tomato soup?
I am helping to host a baby shower this weekend. We’re going to have about 20 people and figured we could make a big pot of tomato soup but I don’t know what to do for side dishes! There will be a few kids there so I figured they get a platter of grilled cheese. But Im not sure what to do for the adults? Ideas?
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Answer by Tracey B
Grilled cheese, but not like you would make for the kids. Go out to recipes.com and find one that uses different kinds of cheeses and breads.
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Roasted tomato soup with Alinea’s “Cheese in Cracker” and deep-fried basil
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This dish is the classic combination of tomato soup and grilled cheese. It’s a very simple cream of tomato soup garnished with a fried basil leaf and Alinea’s puffed crackers stuffed with cheddar cheese sauce. I roasted the tomatoes and reduced their juices to achieve a powerful tomato flavor:
Roasted Tomato Soup:
* 2 28 oz. cans whole peeled roma tomatoes
* 1 c. tomato juice
* 1 oz. whole butter
* 3 oz. onions
* 3 oz. celery
* 1/2 scalded heavy cream
* Salt, white pepper, and tabasco to taste
Drain tomatoes, reserving juice. Crush gently to release juices even more. Spread tomatoes on a greased sheet pan, season, and roast in a 500° oven for 10 minutes or until slightly caramelized. Combine the reserved juices with the extra 1 c. tomato juice and reduce by about half.
Melt the butter in a medium sauce pan over moderate heat. Sweat the onions and celery until tender. Add tomatoes and juice. Simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are very tender. Blend on high for 1 minute until very smooth. If necessary, thin with more tomato juice. Add cream and season to taste. Garnish with a piece of fried basil and some of Alinea’s Cheese in Cracker.
keep some fresh basil in a bowl and maybe a basket of goldfish crackers for garnishes. you could also make your own large croutons using french bread slices. season them with garlic or italian seasoning.
fresh veggies on a tray and fresh fruit are good too.
a variety of sandwiches like tuna, chicken salad, egg salad, Samoan and even turkey. cucumber sandwiches would go very well on rye bread.
How about a grown up cheese sandwich? Adults like grilled cheese too:
Italian Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Ingredients
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
12 slices white bread
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese
1 (24 ounce) jar vodka marinara sauce
1. Preheat your oven’s broiler.
2. Place 6 slices of bread onto a baking sheet. Spread a small handful of the mozzarella cheese over each slice. Top with the remaining 6 slices of bread. Mix together the butter and garlic powder, brush some over the tops of the sandwiches, or spread with the back of a tablespoon. Sprinkle with dried oregano.
3. Place baking sheet under the broiler for 2 to 3 minutes, until golden brown. Remove pan from oven, flip sandwiches, and brush the other sides with butter, and sprinkle with oregano. Return to the broiler, and cook until golden, about 2 minutes.
4. Cut sandwiches in half diagonally, and serve immediately with vodka sauce on the side for dipping.
Sorry… I have no recipe, but perhaps garlic bread would go nicely with the soup? People might dip theirs in their soup?
seriously what goes better with tomato soup then grilled cheese?
omg are you kidding? grown up grilled cheeses!
you can use variety of diff. cheeses, diff. breads, diff spreads! the possibilities are endless!
how about soup, salad and some breadsticks?
good luck and hav fun!
Meaty Stuffed Onions — You can use smaller onions to serve more or even cut them in half to make more. This originally serves 8.
INGREDIENTS
4 large sweet onions
1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
5 slices day-old bread, crumbled
1/2 cup beef broth
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
DIRECTIONS
Peel onions and cut 1/2 in. off tops and bottoms. Place onions in a large saucepan. Cover with boiling water. Cook until tender, about 20 minutes; drain.
Cool slightly. Carefully remove inside layers of onion, separating into eight individual shells (refrigerate remaining onion for another use). Drain on paper towels.
In a skillet, cook beef and sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add spinach; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in the remaining ingredients. Spoon into the onion shells.
Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until heated through and lightly browned.
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Roasted Garlic Bread —
INGREDIENTS
3 bulbs garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (1 pound) loaf Italian bread
1/2 cup butter
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (optional)
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Slice the tops off of the garlic bulbs so that the tip of each clove is exposed. Place the bulbs on a baking sheet, and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 30 minutes, or until garlic is soft.
Set the oven to broil. Slice the loaf of bread in half horizontally, and place cut side up on a baking sheet.
Squeeze the cloves of garlic from their skins into a medium bowl. Stir in the butter, parsley, and Parmesan cheese until well blended. Spread onto the cut sides of the bread.
Broil for about 5 minutes, until toasted.
I was all ready to answer “tuna sandwiches” until I read your commentary . Why not macaroni salad or potato salad ?
lettuce salad with lots of xtras to go on it,also try this:take 2 rolls of Ritz’s crackers,crumble,add 2 TBL spoon of sugar and enough melted butter to make a crust in the bottom of long glass dish then take a can of semi frozen lemon aid,a can of sweetened condensed milk and a small tub of cool whip and mix well,pour over cracker crust and refrigerate,you can also save a few of the cracker crumbs to sprinkle over the top. It is YUMMY!!
garlic bread?
I love these placed on top of hot tomato soup!
Parmesan Crisps
Ingredients
4 cups Shredded parmesan cheese
Directions:
Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350°. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking liner.
Sprinkle four 1/4-cup mounds of parmesan about 2 inches apart onto each prepared baking sheet; slightly flatten with a spoon. Bake until golden-brown, 6 to 8 minutes.
Let cool. To add curved shape; cool for 30 seconds. Using a thin metal spatula, drape the crisps over a rolling pin until hardened into shape, about 3 minutes.
Repeat with remaining cheese.
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Bruschetta Pasta
Ingredients
1 lb corkscrew pasta ( or any small shaped pasta)
5-6 large ripe roma tomatoes
4 green onions
2-4 large minced garlic cloves (if you don’t like large amounts go with two)
12 large basil leaves, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
parmesan cheese
salt and pepper
Directions
Cook pasta per directions.
While it is cooking dice the tomatoes and thinly slice the onions.
Place tomatoes (and their juice), onions, basil, garlic, oil, and salt and pepper (to taste) in a large bowl.
When noodles are al dente remove from heat, drain and pour the hot noodles onto the other ingredients. Toss together with tongs and then grate in as much fresh parmesan as desired, tossing well to coat all.
Serve with a little thinly sliced basil and a bit of fresh grated parmesan to garnish.
Can be topped with grilled chicken or garlic shrimp.
Can be served hot or chilled.
This grandma serves grilled cheese sandwiches cut in quarters corner to corner twice with tomato soup.
You can always add any other fillings to the sandwiches you happen to like. Tuna, tuna melts, egg salad, beef salad, whatever.
Anything and everything goes well with tomato soup!
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another thought: Smorgasborg these are open face finger sandwiches with anything and everything available to put on them. Lots of different breads cut small, lots of meats, lots of cheeses, and heaps of different dressings.
Grilled cheese seems to be the best fit with tomato soup. What if you try using different cheeses for the adults with slices of deli meats? Maybe use a special bread too. You could also try serving a green salad.
I have to agree with everyone else- grilled cheese. But, make it a little bit interesting. Here are some ideas:
Grilled Swiss on rye (classic)
Brie on white/french bread with thinly sliced granny smith apple
Ham and gouda on wheat/ french bread
Quesadillas- Cheddar & salsa in a tortilla
Caprese- tomato, mozzarella, and basil on whatever
I would make two or three different types of sandwiches and cut them into fourths. Put them on a plate and let people snack. All these sandwiches will be good individually and dipped into soup.
I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of adults ate the kid’s grilled cheese, though…. Have fun at the shower!
under steamed 1″ pieces of italian squash spears in the soup and garlic bread all the way
peal and take off the ends of the squash cut into 1 inch pieces and turn up on side and quarter.
steam for two minutes and add to the soup with a pinch of italian seasoning
use margarine to butter all the sheepherder’s bread you want to make garlic toast with and then lightly add garlic powder (not garlic salt) then I add a little sprinkle parmesan cheese on the top and broil.
Do not walk away from the broiler it is one and three quarter minutes and done
Grilled cheese on sourdough w/tomato, basil and your favorite cheeses! Cut them up in triangles and serve along side the soup.