Roasted Onions With Gruyère Croutons Recipes

BAKED ONIONS WITH GRUYERE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 deg F.
• Coat a large, shallow baking dish with cooking spray or oil. The dish should be large enough to hold the onion halves.
• Trim about 1/4 inch off top and bottom of the onions, so that the halves will sit flat. Cut the onions in half crosswise and then peel them. Arrange the halves, middle cut side up, in the baking dish.
• Brush the exposed onion tops with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake about 35 minutes.
• In a glass measuring cup, combine the broth and soy sauce.
• Remove the onions from the oven, pour the broth mixture over the onions.
• Return the baking dish to the oven, and bake an hour longer, basting from time to time. If the sauce gets very low, add some water.
• Remove the dish from the oven and sprinkle evenly with the cheese and chopped sage. Bake 5 to 7 minutes longer, or until the cheese melts.

TOMATO SOUP WITH ROASTED PEPPERS, GARLIC AND ONIONS WITH GRUYERE GRILLED CHEESE CROUTONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• For the soup:
• Place the onions on a baking sheet and dress lightly with EVOO, and season liberally with the thyme and salt and pepper. Dress the garlic with EVOO, salt and pepper, and then wrap the garlic in foil and fold edges over to secure a pouch. Roast the onions until tender and golden, 30 minutes, turning once. Roast the garlic until very soft, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Char the peppers over an open flame on the stovetop or under a hot broiler (once the onions and garlic are removed). Place the charred peppers in a bowl, cover and cool to handle. Wipe away the pepper skins with a towel. Seed and coarsely chop.
• Cool the garlic to handle, and then squeeze the garlic cloves away from the skins and into a food processor bowl. In two batches, add the onions, garlic, peppers, stock and tomatoes. Puree until fairly smooth. Add the puree to a pot with the passata and season with the herbes de Provence and add the torn basil. Heat the soup through and simmer to thicken a little and combine flavors, about 20 minutes. Adjust the salt and pepper. Cool and refrigerate for a make-ahead meal.
• For the grilled cheese croutons:
• To serve, heat the soup over medium heat and preheat a griddle pan over medium heat. Butter all the bread on one side with the softened butter. Make the cheese sandwiches with the buttered sides facing out. Grill the sandwiches until golden and crisp on each side. Dice into bite-size squares. Serve the soup in shallow bowls and top each with a few grilled cheese croutons.