This Easy Vegan Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Is Pure Comfort
This comforting, easy vegan tomato soup recipe gets a wonderful boost of protein from white beans and is the perfect lunch or dinner with our vegan grilled cheese sandwich.
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Ingredients
Soup
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (2 tsp)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 15-oz. can diced tomatoes
- 1 vegetable bouillon cube, optional
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 cup cooked white beans
Grilled cheese (cut into cute shapes)
- 2 tsp vegan butter
- 2 slices Whole wheat bread
- 2 slices (about 40g) Vegan cheese of choice (Earth Island, Daiyo, Chao, etc.)
Preparation
- Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, and sauté 5 minutes, or until soft and translucent. Stir in tomato paste, garlic, and sugar, and cook 1 minute, or until tomato paste darkens. Stir in diced tomatoes, drained and rinsed white beans, bouillon cube (if using), balsamic vinegar, thyme, and 4 cups water. Cover pan, bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, covered, 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat, and blend soup with immersion blender or in blender or food processor until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
- Spread vegan butter on one side of each slice of bread.
- Place one slice of bread, butter side down, on pan over medium heat. Add vegan cheese on top, and add another slice of bread on top of vegan cheese, butter side up.
- Add cover and cook over medium heat until golden brown (about 4-5 minutes). Flip and repeat on other side.
- Using a cookie cutter, cut grilled cheese into whatever shapes you desire!