Caprese Sandwich and Soup combo ....Grilled Cheese!

I am a huuuge fan of the grilled cheese and tomato soup combination. With spring blossoming here in the ATL, I wanted a way to freshen up one of my favorite combos. How? you ask. Give it a caprese twist! Toss a bit of basil on a grilled cheese and serve it alongside a simple tomato soup. The ultimate comfort food.

For the Tomato Soup:
Melt 1 Tablespoon of unsalted butter in a saucepan. Add 1 Tablespoon of flour and stir together until combined. Let the flour cook in the butter for just a couple of minutes or so. Toss in two crushed cloves of garlic. Add 1 cup of your choice of milk or cream (you could use whole, skim, 2%, unflavored Almond, unflavored Soy, etc). Add 1/2 teaspoon Better than Boullion vegetable base or a half a cube of vegetable boullion. Toss in a 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Season with salt and pepper to taste and cook until hot and bubbly. Makes more than enough to satisfy two hungry folks.

For the Mozzarella Basil Grilled Cheese:
Spread softened butter lightly on one side of four pieces of bread. Place two of the slices butter side down on a frying pan or griddle on medium heat. Heap a little pile of mozzarella cheese on top of each slice. Let melt slightly. Put two fresh basil leaves on each sandwich. Top each sammy with the last pieces of bread butter side up. Press down a bit. Flip them over and cook the other side until golden. Makes two sandwiches - to share or eat all by one super hungry person.

Dip your delicious little sandwich into the soup for a caprese combo...enjoy!

SO good I couldn't wait to devour this...