Garlic Soup with Tomato

Preparation info
  • Makes about 6 cups 1.5 l ) ;

    4

    first-course servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Soup: A Way of Life

By Barbara Kafka

Published 1998

  • About

The garlic is added in two lots here to get two different flavors. The first amount is sautéed with other vegetables at the beginning of the recipe in good Italian or Spanish fashion. The second goes in near the end to provide a bite. The tomatoes provide most of the liquid.

Ingredients

  • 4 thin slices peasant bread
  • 3 medium to large tomatoes, cut into chunks
  • 10 cloves

Method

Heat the oven to 225°F (107°C; less than #½ gas mark; less than #¼ British regulo). Lay the bread directly on the middle rack and bake for 13 to 20 minutes, just to dry it out.

In a food processor, pulse the tomatoes, half of th