Recipe
Vegetarian French Onion Soup
This vegetarian French onion soup is the ultimate comfort food! It’s topped with hearty toasted French bread and golden, melty Gruyere cheese.
Prep: 15 minCook: 50 minTotal: 1 hour 5 min
Servings: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs onions, peels and sliced into half moons
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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2 tablespoons butter
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1 tablespoon agave nectar (honey or maple syrup works)
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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¼ cup dry red wine
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3 cups low sodium vegetable broth
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4 sprigs fresh thyme leaves
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½ teaspoon salt
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¼ teaspoon ground pepper
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4 slices French bread, cut into thick slices
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1 cup gruyere cheese, freshly shredded
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Once hot, add the onions and cook for about 20 minutes until they soften and start to caramelize.
- Add the butter and continue to cook the onions for 15 – 20 more minutes until the onions reduce and brown. Turn down the heat if the onions start to burn, you want them to slowly cook and get golden brown.
- Stir in the agave nectar and garlic and continue to cook until the onions are darker brown, another 10 minutes.
- Stir in the red wine. Use a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom of the pot to deglaze the pot.
- Add the vegetable broth, thyme leaves, salt and pepper to the pot.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes, stirring every few minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Brush your bread with butter or oil and toast for 10 minutes on a baking sheet. After 5 minutes, flip the toast halfway and continue to toast until both sides are golden brown.
- Divide the soup between four oven-proof bowls/ crocks. Place the toasted piece of bread in each soup bowl.
- Divide the shredded cheese on top of the four soups.
- Place the bowls on a large rimmed baking sheet and broil until the cheese is melted, golden brown and bubbly.
Tips
Photography by Sasha Hooper at Eat Love Eats.
Nutrition Info:
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 425
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 931mg
- Fat: 22.3g
- Saturated Fat: 9.9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42.3g
- Fiber: 4.5g
- Protein: 13.9g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
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