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Italian · Soup

Bread and Tomato Soup

A rustic Tuscan-style soup in which day-old bread melts into ripe tomatoes and beef broth. It is thick, olive-oil rich and best made when tomatoes are at their peak.

  • YieldServes 4 to 6
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total56 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 250 gItalian bread, day-old ciabatta or rustic loaf
  • 120 mlextra virgin olive oil
  • 2 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 2 tspfresh sage leaves, minced
  • 6large ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped (about 1.2 kg)
  • 1.4 Lbeef stock
  • 6 sprigsfresh thyme

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Celery
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Carrot
  • Thyme
  • Sage
  • Yeast
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Gelatin

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Summer
  • Fall

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: low

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