Tomato Soup With Crispy Croutons Recipe - Cooking Index
Tomato Soup With Crispy Croutons Recipe - Cooking Index
| 1/3 cup | 78ml | Olive oil - plus |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Olive oil |
| 3 teaspoons | 15ml | Finely-minced garlic |
| 6 | French or Italian or sourdough bread - (to 8 slices) | |
| 1 cup | 62g / 2.2oz | Finely-minced onion |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Salt |
| 1 | Whole peeled tomatoes - (28 oz) - with liquid | |
| 1 cup | 237ml | Milk |
| Fresh dill sprig - (optional) | ||
| Fresh basil leaves - (optional) |
Tools needed: Liquid measuring cup, small bowl, small knife, cutting board, measuring spoons and cups, oil brush, bread knife, baking tray, medium-size saucepan, wooden spoon, can opener, blender or food processor, ladle, bowls, spoons, scissors.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Measure 1/3 cup olive oil, and pour it into a bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of the garlic to the oil, and stir it in. Paint both sides of each slice of bread with the garlic oil. Put the bread on a cutting board. Cut the bread into cubes, and put them on a baking tray. Put the tray in the oven and bake for 5 to 10 minutes, until the cubes are crunchy. Put aside.
Put 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium-size saucepan, and then put the pan on the stove and heat to medium. Wait for 30 seconds. Put onion, 2 teaspoons garlic and salt in the pan. Cook and stir the onions and garlic for 10 minutes.
Open the can of tomatoes. Put the tomatoes and all of their liquid into a blender or food processor. Add the cooked onions and garlic, and puree until smooth. Pour the pureed mixture back into the saucepan. Put the saucepan on the stove again, and turn the heat to medium.
When the soup is hot, slowly pour in milk. Heat for just a few minutes. Don't let it boil. Ladle the soup into serving bowls. If you like, snip tiny bits of fresh dill or basil with scissors right over the bowls of soup. Pass the croutons around the table so people can take some and float them in their bowls of soup.
This recipe yields 4 to 5 servings.
Source:
Lynn Thomas on the http://www.prodigy.net Food BB
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