Name: Pappa al Pomodoro (Tomato and Bread Soup)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 large onion, chopped; 120 ml/4 fl oz/½ cup extra virgin olive oil; 1.2 kg/2 ½ lb very ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped; 400 g/14 oz stale ciabatta, crusts removed, thinly sliced; sea salt and ground black pepper; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; a large handful of fresh basil leaves, chopped; 1.5 litres/2½ pints/6¼ cups vegetable, chicken or meat stock

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Italian Regional Cookbook

By Valentina Harris

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

1.5 litres/2½ pints/6¼ cups vegetable, chicken or meat sto

Europe
Italy
Summer
Soup
Mediterranean
Tuscany

Method

Heat the stock in a large pan. Meanwhile, put the onion, tomatoes and half the oil in a separate pan and fry together over a gentle heat for 10 minutes, or until softened.
Push the onion and tomato mixture through a food mill, sieve or strainer and add i