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Pappa al Pomodoro Soup

8/29/2012

 
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It all started with me going to the library, which happens about every couple of weeks. I love to browse the cookbook section and see what catches my eye. Last week, it was a Easy Summer Food cookbook that looked too good to resist. Mainly because I am not even remotely close to being ready for fall. Yes, I am a little sick of the 62 days and counting of 90+ degree weather in Colorado, but it's going to be snowing before I know it. And I am definitely not ready for that! So Easy Summer Food sounded fantastic.

We have three large tomato plants growing in the garden, but last week we had only red cherry tomatoes and a whole lot of green Roma and regular tomatoes. I saw this soup recipe and hightailed it to the store to buy tomatoes on the vine, two pounds of them to be exact. It's not really that much unless you get distracted by a friend and misread the scale and buy almost six pounds of tomatoes. Um, what? Six pounds. I paid almost $15 for those bad boys, and now I have a ton waiting to be picked. Fail. So I made this soup, I made salsa, I made baked caprese tomatoes. And now I have to come up with more recipes to use up the tomatoes in the garden. Major problems, I know.  

So this Tuscan soup really is a great summer dish. You can serve it hot or cold (I prefer hot), it takes less than an hour, uses fresh herbs, and has amazing fresh flavors. It screams I came out of your garden. Even my I-hate-soup-when-it's-hot-outside husband loved it. The wonderfully unique thing about this soup is the dried, grilled bread that gets mashed into the soup, giving it more texture and flavor. I recommend you try this before tomato season is over!

Pappa al Pomodoro Soup Recipe
Serves 4
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Notes: This recipe calls for dried bread. If you only have fresh bread, bake the bread at 300 degrees for about 10-15 minutes until it's dried. I actually used French bread because that's what I had, but sandwich bread would work great, too.

2 pounds tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 1/4 cups vegetable stock
1 teaspoon sugar
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 spring oregano
4 sprigs basil
4 slices dried bread, crusts removed
2 garlic cloves cut in half
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Grated parmesan cheese to serve

Place your peeled and chopped tomatoes in a saucepan and add the stock, sugar, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, and the leaves from the oregano and basil. Add salt and pepper and heat slowly to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, toast the bread over a grill or grill pan until it has grill marks, and rub the garlic on the bread. Place it on a plate, drizzle the remaining oil over it and mash it with a fork until it's in small bits.

After the soup has simmer for 30 minutes, add the bread and stir over low heat for about 5 minutes until it has slightly thickened. Add more salt and pepper to taste and top with grated parmesan cheese if desired.

Source: Easy Summer Food Cookbook
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Vanessa @ Cakes and Teacups link
8/30/2012 12:29:01 am

I love tomatoes! There's something comforting and refreshing about it hot or cold. This is a great recipe I'd give a go. I visit the library as well and I enjoy browsing through the cookbooks. Thanks for the recipe! :)

Elena-SweetLife link
8/30/2012 03:45:26 am

I love "la pappa al pomodoro", unfortunately here in Italy is almost disappeared (except for Tuscany), but once it was so popular that there's an old song called "W la pappa con il pomodoro" that everyone knows.

Julia Mueller link
8/30/2012 09:01:43 am

This soup looks incredibly fresh and inviting! Awesome use for those tomatoes and very satisfying recipe! Perfect for wintertime, too!

Debs @ The Spanish Wok link
8/30/2012 05:42:27 pm

This sounds delicious. Come join my soup event sometime.......

You are welcome to join in my monthly food blogger event <a href="http://www.thespanishwok.com/p/soup-kitchen.html">THE SOUP KITCHEN, here for entry details and current theme.</a> New theme each month. All bloggers are welcome, hope to see you participate soon.

Holly link
9/3/2012 08:24:22 pm

This looks so wonderful and easy! I think I might have to run out and buy tomatoes this afternoon too.

best way to order a steak link
7/27/2013 06:51:45 pm

this soup here makes me feel that I am alive. I am sure of fit.


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