
4 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling | |
3 ripe tomatoes, peeled, de-seeded and chopped | |
1 clove garlic, chopped | |
400 g/14 oz day-old bread, crusts removed, diced | |
25 g/1 oz Parmesan cheese, freshly grated salt and pepper |
1. | Heat the olive oilina saucepan, add the tomatoes and garlic and cook over a low heat, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes. |
2. | Pour in 250 ml/ 8 fl oz boiling water, add the bread and mix well. |
3. | Pour in 1 litre/1 3/4 pints water and season with salt. Cook over a medium heat until the soup is fairly thick. |
4. | Remove from the heat and leave to stand for a few minutes. Drizzle with oil and stir, then ladle into a soup tureen, sprinkle with Parmesan, season with pepper and serve. |
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