French Onion Soup with Gruyère Toast
The onions take their time. Once they’re soft and deeply golden, you get a savory broth that makes a good dip for cheesy toast.
A recipe from Eat Different: Safe Foods for Neurodivergent Minds, my cookbook in progress.
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French Onion Soup with Gruyère Toast
From my cookbook in progress, Eat Different: Safe Foods for Neurodivergent Minds.
Cooking battery 3/3. More hands-on work.
- Hands-on
- 20 min
- Total
- 75 min
- Makes
- 4 bowls
Times are estimates. Hands-on time is included in the total.
Tools: Heavy pot, knife, baking sheet
Texture and flavor: The onions take their time. Once they’re soft and deeply golden, you get a savory broth that makes a good dip for cheesy toast.
Ingredients
- 2 lb thinly sliced yellow onions
- 3 tbsp butter
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 5 cups low-sodium beef broth
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 4 thick baguette slices
- 1 cup shredded Gruyère
How to make it
- Melt butter in a heavy pot over medium heat. Add onions and salt. Cook, stirring regularly, until deep golden and soft, 35–50 minutes. If the brown bits start to scorch, splash in water and scrape.
- Add broth and thyme. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Toast bread, add cheese and broil on a sheet pan until bubbling. Float one toast on each bowl.
Make it work for you
Easier: Use a bag of thinly sliced onions if you can find one.
Sensory swap: Serve cheesy toast alongside if you want the bread to stay crisp.
Storage: Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours in a covered container. Use within 3–4 days.
Ingredients and allergens: Milk and wheat. Check the broth label.
At the counter
Broil the toasts on a sheet pan. Everyone can decide whether to float one in the bowl or dip it a little at a time.
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Food handling: USDA: Handling leftovers safely.