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Irish Cheddar Cheese Toastie with Homemade Tomato Soup

Irish Cheddar Cheese Toastie with Homemade Tomato Soup

Yields 2 Servings
30m
occasions
Dinner, Lunch
dairy ingredients
Butter, Cheese, Cream
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Irish Cheddar Cheese Toastie with Homemade Tomato Soup

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients for Toastie

Ingredients for Homemade Tomato Soup

DIRECTIONS

Ingredients for Toastie

1
Heat pan on stovetop and spread butter on one side of each slice of bread.
2
Place one slice of bread on heated pan, buttered side down.
3
Stack sliced cheese on bread and place another slice of bread on top, buttered side up.
4
Grill until cheese is melted and bread is crispy.
5
Flip toastie to grill other slice of bread.
6
Once both sides of toastie are golden brown and cheese is melted, remove from pan and slice diagonally.
7
Serve and enjoy with homemade tomato soup.

Ingredients for Homemade Tomato Soup

8
In a pot, melt butter and sautée onion and garlic.
9
Add chopped tomatoes until soft.
10
Pour in vegetable stock and let simmer.
11
Season with salt and pepper.
12
Blend until smooth, and return to heat.
13
For extra deliciousness, stir in cream (optional).
14
Serve soup in bowl and enjoy with cheesy toastie.

There’s no better comfort food than an ooey-gooey cheesy toastie. Whether you’re whipping up a quick lunch or late night snack, you can rely on Irish cheddar cheese to make the perfect toastie.

Ingredients for Toastie

Ingredients for Homemade Tomato Soup

Instructions for Toastie

1
Heat pan on stovetop and spread butter on one side of each slice of bread.
2
Place one slice of bread on heated pan, buttered side down.
3
Stack sliced cheese on bread and place another slice of bread on top, buttered side up.
4
Grill until cheese is melted and bread is crispy.
5
Flip toastie to grill other slice of bread.
6
Once both sides of toastie are golden brown and cheese is melted, remove from pan and slice diagonally.
7
Serve and enjoy with homemade tomato soup.

Instructions for Homemade Tomato Soup

1
In a pot, melt butter and sautée onion and garlic.
2
Add chopped tomatoes until soft.
3
Pour in vegetable stock and let simmer.
4
Season with salt and pepper.
5
Blend until smooth, and return to heat.
6
For extra deliciousness, stir in cream (optional).
7
Serve soup in bowl and enjoy with cheesy toastie.
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