Soup + Sandwich Sister Pairing

As you know, I've made it a goal to cook more soups this season. Elsie thought it would be fun to create a few sister soup and sandwich pairings. I tell her a soup, and she pairs it with a sandwich. She tells me a sandwich, and I pair it with a soup. Easy! And by the end of it we've come up with different combinations you could mix and match for an easy and delicious lunch or dinner. Here are our pairings:Pea Soup with Spicy Three Cheese Grilled Cheese (soup makes 3-4 servings).

For the soup you need: 3-4 tablespoons olive oil, 1/3 yellow onion, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, 3 bay leaves, 1 can chicken or vegetable stock, 1 bag (16 ounces) frozen (and thawed) peas.

In a medium-sized pot, saute the diced onion and garlic over medium heat until onion has softened. Pour in stock and add bay leaves. Allow to simmer for 5-6 minutes so the bay leaves can infuse their flavor into the stock. Remove leaves and add peas. Cook until softened. Then use an immersion blender to puree (or work in batches with a blender or food processor).One trick I learned recently for great grilled cheese sandwiches is to coat the outside of your bread with mayo instead of butter (or oil). This might sound sort of weird, but it results in a very crispy delicious sandwich. Try it! The three cheese we used for this sandwich where pepper jack, cheddar and mozzarella.
Easy Tomato Soup, makes 3-4 servings

Needed: 3-4 tablespoons olive oil, 1/3 red onion, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, 1 can whole stewed tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste. And maybe a little fresh basil to garnish.

In a medium-sized pot, saute the diced onion and garlic in oil over medium heat until the onion has softened. Add tomatoes with their juices and cook until warmed through. Puree with an immersion blender or in batches in a blender/food processor. Add salt and pepper as needed.
We paired this sandwich with a baked tuna melt. Simply pop an open face tuna melt in a hot oven for a few minutes until the cheese has melted. I love using different kinds of bread on sandwiches, it can really add a lot more variety to your favorite stand—bys. Here we used a croissant roll. Other fun bread options might be sourdough, rye or pumpernickel.

Do you have a favorite soup or sandwich you'd like to see us pair next time? xo. Emma + Elsie

Comments

[Becky]

This is so cute! I'd love to see what you'd pair with a potato and leek soup!
Becky xo
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[Liza]

This is my first time looking at your blog, and I love it! Also the soup & the sandwitches look divine!

[Amber]

These both look soo yummy! I think I'll try the pea soup this week. Thanks for your wonderful creativity, Ladies!

[Allison]

I've heard of that mayo trick before, but never tried it! Next time, for sure. All of this looks delicious.

[Heidi]

I'd love to see something with a croque monsieur or croque madame. Or a monte cristo.

[Diana]

Mmmmh I love tomatoe soup!

[Dominique]

My favorite thing about fall is eating lots and lots of soup.

[Caity]

I really need to stop reading this blog while hungry. Everything looks amazing!

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[Erin]

I'd love to see what you guys would pair with gazpacho! I know it's typically a summer soup, but I love mine really spicy, to I'm still feeling the heat :P.

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[Rachel]

You have convinced me to have the tuna melt and tomato soup for lunch, yum!

[Denitsa]

These look soooo yummy <3
It would be totally amazing if you paired pumpkin soup. It`s the pumpkin part of the year and we seriously need to see more interesting ways to use this amazing fruit.

[Jenny]

Ohhh the pea soup looks delicious! Really enjoying all these yummy food posts :)

[Eva]

This looks delicious!!

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[Lena]

holy crap, it looks so good!

xxx lena

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[dianna]

oh my! The yumminess is exploding from these photos!

[Emma]

These sound delicious - especially the first one - I'm definately going to try the mayo on the outside trick! Just perfect for an autumnal afternoon!

[Bri]

this looks delicious and doable hahaha,,,I'm so going to try it

[Isabella]

I love broccoli cheese soup! My mom always pairs it with a grilled cheese, but that's getting a little boring. Can you share some ideas for a vegetarian sandwich, please!?

[Jen]

Yum! These pictures just made me hungry for lunch. LOL. They look absolutely delicious. Sexy Little Things

[Jenn]

The soups look really tasty and all but what I really, really, really want to know is where you got that napkin??? :)