Tuscan Bread And Tomato Soup Food

TUSCAN BREAD AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large, heavy soup pot over medium-low heat. Add the onion, and cook, stirring, until tender, about five minutes. Meanwhile, pulse the tomatoes in a food processor fitted with the steel blade until coarsely blended.
• Add the garlic to the pot. Cook, stirring, for about a minute until fragrant. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, red chili flakes, and salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes have cooked down, about 10 minutes.
• Stir the bread cubes into the tomatoes. Add the water, half the basil and salt to taste. Increase the heat, and simmer, stirring and mashing the bread, for about 10 minutes until the soup is thick, like pap. Stir in the remaining basil, and taste and adjust the seasonings. Serve hot, warm or room temperature with the remaining olive oil drizzled over each serving.

TUSCAN TOMATO & BREAD SALAD

Steps:

• Place the tomatoes and mozzarella in a large bowl. Put the garlic, mustard, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a 1-cup glass measuring cup and slowly whisk in the 1/2 cup of olive oil. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining 1/3 cup of olive oil in a large (12-inch) saute pan until hot but not smoking. Add the bread cubes and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Saute over medium to medium-high heat for 5 to 8 minutes, tossing occasionally, until the bread is evenly browned and crisp. Add the warm bread to the tomatoes and mozzarella. Add enough of the vinaigrette to moisten all the ingredients. Add the basil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and toss carefully, adding more vinaigrette if necessary. Serve at room temperature.

TOMATO SOUP IN A BREAD BOWL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in 3 minced garlic cloves, 1/2 teaspoon oregano and a pinch of salt; cook until softened, about 30 seconds. Add 1 cup water, the tomatoes, squash, chicken broth, parmesan rind, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the squash is very tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon oregano and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Brush inside the bread bowls and place on a baking sheet. Cut the bread tops into cubes and add to the baking sheet. Bake until toasted, 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle the mozzarella around the edges of the bread bowls and on top of the bread cubes. Continue baking until the cheese starts melting, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir the heavy cream into the soup, bring to a simmer and remove from the heat. Discard the parmesan rind. Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender. Serve the soup in the bread bowls. Top with the cheesy croutons and parmesan and drizzle with olive oil.

TUSCAN CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Lightly coat the bread with oil on both sides and place on a baking sheet. Bake until toasted and browned, about 10 minutes.
• Heat the butter and olive oil in a soup pot over a medium-high heat. When the butter has melted and the oil is hot, add the chicken, onion and garlic and cook until the onion starts to brown and the chicken is almost cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomato paste and stir until everything is well coated. Add the canned tomatoes, tomato puree, chicken broth, beans, honey and oregano. Season with salt and pepper, then stir well and bring to a simmer. Simmer until the flavors are combined, about 10 minutes.
• Tear the toasted bread into large chunks and place in the bottom of 8 soup bowls. Add the marinated artichoke hearts to the soup and stir to combine. Ladle the soup over the bread. Top each bowl with half a ball of burrata, an oregano sprig and a drizzle of olive oil.

TUSCAN TOMATO-WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion, 3 garlic cloves and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, 1 minute. Add all but 1/2 cup of the chopped tomatoes, the beans, broth, 1 cup water, the rosemary sprig, 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer 20 minutes.
• Discard the rosemary sprig. Working in batches, transfer the soup to a blender and puree until smooth. Season with salt. Return to the pot and cover to keep warm.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and 2 garlic cloves in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 5 minutes. Toss with the bread, chopped rosemary, mozzarella and a pinch each of salt and red pepper flakes on a baking sheet. Bake, stirring occasionally, until the croutons are golden, 10 minutes. Top each bowl of soup with the croutons and the reserved 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes; drizzle with olive oil.

TUSCAN TOMATO AND BREAD SOUP - PAPPA AL POMODORO

Steps:

• Coat a large wide pot with olive oil over medium heat and add the onions. Season with salt and crushed red pepper, to taste, and cook until the onions are soft and very aromatic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Toss in the garlic and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes. Add the wine and cook until it has reduced by half. Stir in the tomatoes, season with salt, to taste, and cook until the tomatoes are really soft and juicy, about 12 to 15 minutes. Toss in the whole basil leaves.
• Working in batches, carefully puree the tomatoes in a blender*. Return the tomato puree to the pot and add the tomato juice and the bread. Cook the soup over medium heat for until the bread has completely lost its shape and the soup is really thick, about 20 minutes. Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning, if needed.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and serve garnished with grated cheese, basil chiffonade and a drizzle of big fat finishing oil.

TUSCAN BREAD SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spread bread in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until pieces are dry, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and set aside.
• In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in tomato paste; cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Add cabbage, broth, 2 cups water, and toasted bread. Simmer over medium heat until soup is thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and stir in parsley.

TUSCAN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Arrange bread cubes in a single layer on a baking sheet and lightly coat bread with spray.
• Bake at 400° about 10 minutes until dry and toasted.
• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Add garlic and sauté 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes through pepper and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Divide croutons among 4 or 5 bowls; ladle soup over croutons and sprinkle with cheese.

PAPPA AL POMODORO (TUSCAN BREAD SOUP)

Steps:

• In a medium pot over medium-high heat, add olive oil and crushed garlic.
• When the garlic flavors infuse oil, add the red pepper flakes being careful not to burn them.
• Add the whole can of tomatoes into the pot, then using a spatula cut the tomatoes into chunks.
• Add salt and ground black pepper, to taste.
• (Remember, bread chunks will be added to this so make it a bit saltier then you would like it to be.)
• Add water and stir.
• With your hands, pull the bread into bite-sized chunks, then add them to the pot.
• "Toss" (do not stir) bread chunks in to the soup.
• Add basil leaves.
• Serve hot and enjoy!

PAPPA AL POMODORO (ITALIAN BREAD AND TOMATO SOUP)

Steps:

• Sauté the garlic and onion in olive oil with the chili pepper until the garlic has lightly browned and the onion is just getting golden; add the tomato; season with salt; add half the basil leaves torn into tiny pieces; crush the tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon and stir; cook until the tomatoes fall apart (about 20 minutes).
• Put the bread into the sauce; the bread will soak up the sauce and it will get quite thick; add enough stock to soften the bread and to make it liquidy; add the remaining basil and cook until the bread becomes a kind of mush (this is called'pappa').
• Serve, sprinkling with parmesan cheese and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil over each serving.

TUSCAN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium large soup pot.
• Add onions and cook over medium-low heat until completely translucent.
• Add tomatoes and bring to a simmer.
• Add chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add whipping cream. Add pesto.
• Blend to desired consistency with hand blender, food processor or blender.
• Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

TUSCAN WHITE BEAN AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Soak beans in cold water to cover in stockpot overnight. (Or boil beans 3 minutes, then soak 1 hour.).
• Add stock and bay leaves to beans.
• Simmer until tender, about 1 hour.
• Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add onions,celery,and carrots and stir until softened and just beginning to color, about 5 minutes.
• Add pancetta and stir until translucent,about 3 minutes.
• Add ham, sugar and garlic and stir 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to simmer.
• Add beans and liquid and cook until thick, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes.
• Blend in lemon juice;season with salt and pepper.
• Let soup stand at room temperature several hours.
• Garnish with parsley before serving.