Spicy Tomato Soup

This is a nice and cheap soup, and really easy. Great novice soup recipe (I'm looking at you, Alice!) I love Barbara Lynch and saw the recipe on Food52 and had to try it. Yum! It's very simple but really nice, especially with a gooey grilled cheese.

Ingredients:

2 tbsp olive oil

1 yellow onion, thinly sliced

1 big tsp red pepper flakes (or more or less, depending how spicy you want it)

1 1/2 cups water

2 28oz cans whole tomatoes with their juices

salt and pepper

big handfull of basil

Cumin grilled cheese for soup

I was inspired by a grilled cheese and soup recipe in Stir by Barbara Lynch and wanted to pair a similar grilled cheese with my chipotle squash soup.  It's a great lunch or light dinner. I also want to make mini ones with shots of soup (inspired by Barbara Lynch) for a party. So crunchy and tasty.

Ingredients:
Bread, very thinly sliced and ideally long so it can sit on top of a bowl of soup
Butter (1 tbsp for 3 sandwiches)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
thin slices of monterey jack cheese
a sprinkle of pecorino romano