I am not sure which I love more? The Onion Soup or the Crisp Toasted Cheese Bread? Together they are just amazing! If you have a busy day ahead of you, make this in your slow cooker!
4 – 5 Onions, sliced
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Tablespoon minced Garlic
1 Tablespoon Salt
2 Tablespoons Flour
6 1/2 cups Vegetable Broth
Thyme
Sage
Vegan Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 White Wine
4 – 6 slices Crusty Bread
4 – 6 slice Swiss Cheese
In large saucepan, saute onions and garlic for about 20 minutes, until onions are soften and golden brown, stirring almost constantly.
Stir in flour and stir for a minute.
Gradually add Vegetable Broth and water; bring to a boil.
Add wine, herbs and W-Sauce to taste.
Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
When getting ready to serve,preheat oven to 425F.
Gather soup, crusty bread and swiss cheese to complete French Onion Soup.
Toast crusty bread slices; top each piece of toasted crusty bread with a slice of swiss cheese.
Place cheese topped, toasted crusty bread slices on top of soup.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and melted.
Transfer French Onion Soup to heat proof placemat and enjoy!
Put butter and sliced onions into Slow Cooker cover and cook for 30 minutes on High setting.
Stir in flour and salt.
Add vegetable broth, thyme, sage, W-Sauce and wine.
Put lid on, leave on High Setting, cook for 7 – 8 hours.
When ready to serve soup:
Preheat oven to 425F.
Slice a loaf of French Bread and place slices on a baking tray.
Top each bread slice with a piece of Swiss Cheese (Havarti or even Cheddar will do in a pinch)
Toast in preheated oven for about 5 – 7 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and bread is lightly toasted.
Remove from oven and place a slice of toasted cheese bread in each bowl of soup.
If you are using oven proof bowls:
Preheat oven to 425F.
Toast slices of french bread.
Top each slice of toasted french bread with swiss cheese (Havarti or even Cheddar will do in a pinch)
Put cheese topped bread on top of each serving of soup.
Bake in preheated oven for about 10 minutes, until cheese is bubbly.
