Caramelized Red Onion Soup With Goat Cheese Crostini

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 red onions, thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup red wine, dry
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 2 ounces goat cheese (1/4 cup)
• 8 slices baguette, each 1/2-inch thick, toasted
• fresh thyme sprig (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat a heavy saucepan over medium heat. spray the pan with non-stick cooking spray and add onions, garlic, sugar, and thyme; season with salt and pepper.
• 2 cook, stirring often, until onions are quite soft but haven't begun to color, about 25 minutes.
• 3 pour in the wine and deglaze the pan, stirring with a spoon to loosen browned bits from the bottom of the pan. simmer over medium heat until the liquid has evaporated, about 15 minutes.
• 4 add the broth and simmer over medium heat until reduced to about 4 cups, about 10 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, spread goat cheese on the toasted bread slices.
• 6 ladle soup into 4 warmed bowls and float 2 toasts in each bowl. garnish with thyme sprigs if desired.
• 7 serve hot.