Sidekick Tomato Soup
This soup is called "Sidekick" for two reasons: One, it's a grilled cheese sandwich's best friend, and two, it's a favorite at Sidekick Cafe--Cowgirl Creamery's lunch counter in San Francisco's Ferry Building. (The soup is also served at The Cowgirl Cantina in Point Reyes Station, California, and at the Cowgirl shop in Washington, D.C.)The success of this soup depends on really good canned tomatoes and long, slow simmering so that all the flavors meld and mingle. The recipe is adapted from one in Cowgirl Creamery Cooks (Chronicle Books).