Enjoy a comforting and flavorful dish with this Roasted Tomato Soup with Cheddar Dumplings recipe. This hearty soup features roasted tomatoes blended to perfection and topped with savory cheddar dumplings for a delicious twist.
Author:Laura
Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:1 hour 25 minutes
Total Time:1 hour 45 minutes
Yield:4 servings
Category:Main Dish
Method:Baking, Simmering
Cuisine:European
Diet:Vegetarian
Ingredients
Roasted tomato soup:
1kg tomatoes, ripe
1 onion, peeled and diced
1 carrot, peeled and diced
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 bunch of basil, small, separated into leaves and stalks
600ml of vegetable stock
Mature cheddar, grated
Olive oil
Dumplings:
2 slices of bread, crumbled, or approximately 55g of breadcrumbs
3 eggs, beaten
55g of mature cheddar
Salt
Black pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 190°C/gas mark 5. Cut the tomatoes in half and arrange cut-side up in a baking dish. Drizzle with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Bake for approximately 1 hour, until the tomatoes are totally soft and beginning to char around the edges.
Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat and add the onion, carrot, and garlic. Cook for about 7 minutes until softened. Chop the basil stalks and add to the pan. Cook for another minute.
Add the roasted tomatoes and vegetable stock to the pan. Stir, bring to a boil, then simmer for about 10-20 minutes until the carrots are very soft.
Blend the soup, then gently reheat.
Prepare the dumplings by mixing all ingredients into a moist doughy mix. Shape into small balls.
Add the dumplings to the hot soup and simmer for 10 minutes with a lid on.
Ladle the soup and dumplings into bowls and garnish with cheddar cheese and fresh basil leaves before serving.
Notes
You can customize the soup by adding herbs like thyme or oregano for extra flavor
Feel free to adjust the seasoning in the dumplings to suit your taste preferences