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Summer
Basil and Tomato Bread Soup
(Pappa al Pomodoro)
 Splendid Soups:
Recipes and Master Techniques
for Making the World's Best Soups
by James Peterson, 1933, Bantam Books
“There
are many versions of this Italian soup, all with varying proportions
of
tomatoes, bread, and broth. Once you start adding a
lot of bread, it’s
hard to tell
what it is – soup, casserole,
or salad. Like all soups that rely
on tomatoes for
most of their character
and flavor, I make this dish only
in summer. You can
serve this soup
either hot or cold.”
Makes 6
servings
12
1-inch-thick slices of French or Italian baguette,
preferably
slightly stale
1/2
cup extra-virgin olive oil
8
vine-ripened tomatoes, peeled, seeded,
and very coarsely chopped
2
cups chicken broth or water
about
40 basil leaves, shredded (chiffonade)
2
teaspoons sugar (optional)
2
tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Salt
and pepper
If the bread is fresh and still soft, toast it on both sides under the
broiler.
Cut the bread slices in half into semicircles. In a mixing
bowl, toss the
bread in half the olive oil.
Combine
the bread, tomatoes, and broth in a 4-quart pot. If you’re
serving the
soup cold, stir in the rest of the ingredients, let sit in the
refrigerator for
an hour, and serve in cold bowls.
If
you’re serving the soup hot, bring it to a simmer, then stir in the
remaining ingredients. Season with salt and pepper and serve
immediately
in hot bowls.
Suggestions
and Variations:
Authentic
versions of pappa al pomodoro never seem to suggest it, but
I like to
serve freshly grated Parmesan at the table for friends to sprinkle
on the
soup. I also sometimes just combine all the ingredients cold, toss
in
twice as much basil, and serve this “soup” chilled.
Another
trick is to leave the bread in slices and layer [the ingredients],
sprinkle the whole thing with cheese and olive oil and bake it.
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