Roasted Tomato Basil Soup and Grilled Cheese

The tomatoes are roasted in our Organic Coconut Oil to create a depth of flavor, then blended with our Organic Ghee to add that buttery taste we all love.
Ingredients:
For the soup:
- 9 Roma tomatoes sliced lengthwise
- 3 tbsp Carrington Farms Organic Coconut Oil
- 2 tbsp Carrington Farms Organic Ghee
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme, minced
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 ⅕ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 28 oz can San Marzano Tomatoes
- 1 cup basil fresh, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 cups chicken stock
- ⅔ cup heavy cream
For the grilled cheese:
- 2 slices of Wheat Bread
- ¾ cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 2 tbsp Carrington Farms Organic Ghee
Directions:
For the soup:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Spread tomato halves on a baking sheet. Drizzle with Carrington Farms Organic Coconut Oil, and then sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Roast tomatoes for 1 hour. Remove from oven and set aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of Carrington Farms Organic Ghee, in a large pot (or Dutch oven) over medium-high heat.
- Add onion, and sauté for about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper. Sauté for another minute.
- Add crushed tomatoes, basil, and sugar to the pot. Lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Add the stock and the roasted tomatoes into the pot. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring every now and then.
- Use an immersion blender to purée the soup, or very carefully transfer to a blender or food processor to purée. This would most likely need to be done in a couple batches. Return the soup to the pot.
- Stir in the cream and serve.
For the grilled cheese:
- Heat a medium skillet over medium heat with 1 tablespoon of Carrington Farms Organic Ghee.
- Coat both slices of wheat bread with Carrington Farms Organic Ghee on both sides.
- Place one slice into the skillet and let toast (about 1 minute as it will continue to toast later on)
- Once done, carefully remove the slice from the skillet and repeat this with your second slice.
- Once your second slice is toasted, Carefully add cheddar and mozzarella cheese to the toasted bread slice and top with the remaining slice of wheat bread.
- Watch carefully as your cheese begins to melt and flip your grilled cheese to allow for an even melt on both sides.
- Once complete, move your grilled cheese to your plate and serve.