Tomato And Bread Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion, finely diced
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 10 large basil leaves, roughly chopped
• 1 lb tomato, very ripe cored and roughly chopped (about 6 small tomatoes)
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 4 slices bread, baguette day-old thickly sliced
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat. add the onion and garlic, cook and stir occasionally for 5 minutes. add the basil and tomatoes to mixture and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 2 add the vegetable broth, bread, salt and pepper and simmer for an additional 15 minutes. stir with a wooden spoon to break up the slices of bread.
• 3 ladle the hot soup into bowls, garnish with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkling of parmesan cheese before serving.