Tuscan Tomato Soup

Traditional recipes always seem to be the best. This soup was a means of using up leftover bread and making the most of the abundant tomatoes and fabulous local olive oil. It’s best made with the ripest tomatoes and the stalest bread, and good-quality olive oil. The bread should not sit in the soup long enough to become too pappy or the freshness is lost and the soup becomes stodgy. This should be a real summery treat.