Avocado Grilled Cheese on Sourdough

Ingredients

• 1 Shallot
• 1 Roma Tomato
• 1 Lime
• 1 Avocado
• 2 oz Sour Cream
• 3 oz Cheddar Cheese Slices
• 4 Sourdough Bread Slices
• 2 tsp. Vegetable Base
• 15 oz Crushed Tomatoes
• 1 oz Shredded Asiago Cheese
• Olive Oil
• Salt Pepper
• Peel and mince shallot. Core Roma tomato and cut
• into ¼” rounds. Halve lime and juice. Halve avocado

Instructions

1. 1

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2. 2

   Peel and mince shallot. Core Roma tomato and cut: into ¼” rounds. Halve lime and juice. Halve avocado and remove pit by carefully tapping pit with the blade of your knife so it sticks. Gently twist knife to release pit. Scoop out the flesh with a spoon and into a small bowl. Add 1 tsp. lime juice, ¼ tsp. salt, and a pinch of pepper to bowl with avocado. Mash with a potato masher or spoon to form a chunky puree. In another

3. 3

   Start the Grilled Cheese: While soup simmers, heat 2 tsp. olive oil in a large wiches to hot pan and cook 2-3 minutes per side, or until bread turns golden brown. Add an additional 1 tsp. olive oil to pan if needed. Transfer sandwiches to Build the Sandwiches Place a cheddar slice on each slice of bread. Top two bread slices with mashed avocado and Roma tomato rounds. Top with other slice of bread.

4. 4

   Top each sandwich with shredded Asiago and bake: 5-6 minutes, or until Asiago is melted. Transfer sand- wiches to cutting board and let rest at least 5 minutes before halving on an angle.

5. 5

   Heat 1 tsp. olive oil in a medium pot over medium: heat. Add shallot to hot pot and cook, stirring often, 2 minutes, or until shallots become translucent. Add vegetable base, crushed tomatoes, and 1 cup water to pot. Bring to a simmer and cook 8-10 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Season with ½ tsp. salt and ¼ tsp. pepper. Remove from burner and whisk in remaining sour cream. Cover and keep warm.

6. 6

   Serve sandwiches on a plate with tomato soup on: side. Garnish soup with a dollop of lime crema. recipe–it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts used twice. 1 tsp. is added to avocado mash, and 1 tsp. is added to sour cream for garnishing soup. twice. Half is mixed with 1 tsp. lime juice to garnish soup and remaining is whisked into soup. the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time