Tomato Bread Soup, also known as Pappa al Pomodoro, is one of the soups I really enjoy whether it be a chilly evening or in the summer when fresh tomatoes are in abundance. The Italians do not waste their breads. The stale breads either go to the soup or in a salad, which is really great for they have some great flavorful breads to start with. The first time I had this soup was in an Italian Restaurant, & found it incredibly delicious. I had been wanting to make it since then, but it never happened. When I saw Suganya Tomato Bread Soup, I knew I had to do it at home now I had a recipe at hand.
Tried & Tasted is a tradition started by Zlamushka of Zlamuska of Spicy Kitchen & hosted this time by Sweatha of Experiments, Emotions, Experiences with Food. This month, the blog to try the recipes from is Tasty Palettes. I have a long list of recipes that I have saved from her blog & will make them sometimes. The Charm of her blog besides the stunning pictures, is that she makes the ordinary look & sound extraordinary & extremely appealing. One has to just read through her recipes to get their palette tickling with desire…. Tasty Palette in the true sense.
There were few other of her recipes I consisered & shortlisted to make for this event, but it so happened one evening that I planned a tomato soup along with left over Rosemary Pepper Peasant Bread I had made. Since I had both the bread & the other things needed I decided to give this a try. I used the Rosemary Bread for this soup instead of just plain bread. Other than that I have followed her recipe to the T. Below is the recipe as I have copied from her blog.
Ingredients:
(serves 2)
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Bread– about 3 cups, cubed
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Shallots or red onions – ½ cup, chopped
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Garlic – 1 clove, minced
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Red pepper flakes – a pinch
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Tomato (Roma) – 3, chopped – ( I have used 2 Vine Ripe Tomatoes)
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Parsley or cilantro – a handful
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Oil– 1 tsp
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Salt
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Pepper
For Garnish: Hard cheese like Parmesan or Pecorino (omit for a vegan version) & Basil or any herbs you would like.
Preparation:
Heat oil in a sauce pan. Gently sauté shallots, garlic, red pepper flakes until soft.
Add tomatoes and salt, and cook till mushy. Take away from heat, throw in parsley and blend the vegetable mixture till smooth. Return to heat, add 2 cups of water, bring to boil.
Add cubed bread and continue to cook until the bread has soaked up the juices. Add more water if necessary.
The bread would soften and fall apart. Remove from heat, ladle into bowls, garnish with cheese, and serve with a crack of black pepper.
I haven’t garnished with Cheese but like Suganya, I too drizzled mine with herb-infused oil (Garlic, Rrosemary & Basil in Extra Virgin Olive Oil) I had.
Loved it! Even better than the one in the restaurant. Thanks Suganya!!
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Wow Soma, this soup utterly mouth watering.
Cheers,
elra
The colour is gorgeous! 🙂
Oh, do let me know if you find the Ragi flour. I can send it across if you want!
Gorgeous soup! Beautifully photographed I might add. I too have bookmarked many of Suganya’s recipes and hope to participate in Tried and Tasted this month as well.
woah..cant stop drooling..not being a soup person,havent yet made one..But this is so tempting..:)
Looks great! Bread thickens the soup as it soaks, good one! 🙂
Delicous soup and love the color.
Delicious soup Soma, i too tried this tomato bread soup too…just loved it..
wow. that’s a terrific soup. i love tomato soup. never tried tomato bread soup though… next time will try.
This sounds truly amazing–and so simple to make! The perfect soup for my next dinner, I think! 🙂
wow..Nice color..Looks so yumm
Love that luscious red color,bet it tastes just as good as it looks with goodness of tangy tomatoes.About WHB,its on ongoing event,but the hosts change every week.
Lovely!! I don’t make soups as much as I should.
Soma, lovely pictures as always! I like the herbs in the soup. Rosemary and pepper bread must have made a nice seasoning as well – two in one!
Perfect for dinner! wow seems very filling 🙂 two new things I’ve learnt here…using herb-infused oil, using bread directly in soup. Thank you. Great pictures.
TC
good work with the pics as always Soma,..;-) soup looks yummy licicous
Very lovely soup – great flavors!
ohhhh that looks so filling and delicious
Bursting with flavors and the soup looks inviting…everything so lovely soma
Never tried this type,i mean it had always been tomato soup with deep fried croutons,not the bread-in-soup type.
Will surely give it a shot,coz i am so very crazy about tomato soup…seriously 🙂
Hearty Thanks for the mouthwatering and very comforting soup.The pics looks perfect and inviting.Tomato soup is my favourite too.Addition of spicy rosemary pepper bread makes it all the more comforting .Love it Soma.Thanks again
Amazing tomato soup! The pictures are brilliant 🙂
I have neve rmade tomatoo spup with breads, this looks so yumm.
gazpacho for the winter! Lovely, comforting soup
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Love the look of the soup … eta toh ekta complete meal hote pare … tai na? 🙂
Ar flavoured bread hole toh soup ta nishchoi darun hobe!
today even i made a tomato shorba..but the tomatoes were not this colorful..this looks yummy and spicy SOma
i too have bookmarked this recipe from sug’s blog and nowhave double reasons (or more of temptations) to try it soon 🙂 gorgeous pics Soma.
Darun lagche, should try this one. But can I use any bread, I bet your rosemary bread gave more flavor to this simple soup
Very aromatic and vibrant color Soma 🙂
This is fantastic, Soma. A peasant food that everyone has come to love. Even my 16 month old nephew loved it 🙂
This is simply wonderful, Soma 🙂
Love the bright color of that soup Soma! So mouth-watering. 🙂
Love the color of the soup. Very beautiful recipe and garnishing with herb infused oil seems heavenly.
Even I have the same bowl, wite with black stripe so same pinch 🙂
hehee Supriya.. Same pinch.. one of our trips to walmart got me this:-)
That is a very tempting bowl of soup, Soma. Now I know what to do with the half a baguette I have.
Wow..Great Idea of utilizing the left over bread
I like my soups to have a bite, so this is a perfect one for me
Soma, a wonderful dish that makes good use of old/day-old bread.
This looks awesome ! I love soups..and this is a MUST try now.
gorgeous soup, i love the way it looks – so elegant 🙂
thanks for participating T&T in March. I hope I ll see you around this month as well.
I just made this and I don’t think I ever want to eat anything else again. This is DEEEEELICIOUS! <3