Herby French Shallot Soup

A flavorful and aromatic French shallot soup infused with herbs, served with crusty baguette slices and gooey melted Gruyere cheese.

Ingredients:

• 500g shallots, thinly sliced
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Baguette slices for serving
• Gruyere cheese, grated, for topping

Instructions:

Put olive oil in a big pot and heat it over medium-low heat

It will take about 15 minutes of cooking after adding the sliced shallots until they turn caramelized

Add the minced garlic, dried thyme, dried rosemary, and bay leaf, and stir them in

Cook for two more minutes

Add the white wine and vegetable broth

Keep the heat low and let it cook for 20 minutes

Add pepper and salt to taste

Warm up the broiler

Pour the soup into bowls that can go in the oven

Top with slices of baguette and grated Gruyere cheese

Put the bowls on a baking sheet and broil them until the cheese melts and turns golden brown

Enjoy while hot!