Red Wine Tomato Soup

Make the soup

1. Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat.
2. Add the oil, carrot, and onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook 7-8 minutes until the onions are translucent and soft.
3. Add the splash of vinegar and the wine and stir until the liquid is cooked off.
4. Turn the heat to low and stir in the flour. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
5. Add the broth and bay leaf. Using clean hands, break up the tomatoes as you add them to the pot with their juice. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer. Let simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Remove the Dutch oven from the heat and use an emulsion blender to blend the soup until smooth. If you don’t have an emulsion blender, add soup to a regular blender in batches, being sure to vent the steam as you blend. Add the cream, taste, and season with salt and pepper as needed.

Make the fontina grilled cheese dippers

1. While the soup is simmering, make the grilled cheese dippers by heating a panini press to medium high heat. Drizzle olive oil on the bottom plate of the hot press and add a slice of sourdough bread.
2. Sprinkle with a bit of fontina cheese, layer on a small handful of baby spinach, and top with more cheese.
3. Finish with another slice of sourdough, drizzle with olive oil, and close the press. Cook until brown and melty, about five minutes.
4. Remove from the press, allow to cool 2 minutes, then slice into sticks.

By: Lindsay

(Grabbed from: https://theliveinkitchen.com/red-wine-tomato-soup-fontina-grilled-cheese-dippers/)