Pappa al pomodoro — Tuscan tomato-bread soup

Name: Pappa al pomodoro — Tuscan tomato-bread soup
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 180 g White wheat bread; 600 g Chopped canned tomatoes; 12 g Garlic; 30 g Olive oil; 16 g Fresh basil; 120 g Water; 3 g Salt; 1 g Black pepper

A thick Tuscan soup in which day-old bread softens into garlicky tomato and basil.

Estimated total time: 30 minutes2 portionsAbout 460 kcal per portion

Pappa al pomodoro — Tuscan tomato-bread soup — representative dish photograph — Photo: it:User:LupoCapra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source. Wikimedia photograph of pappa al pomodoro. Its thicker, paler bread-to-tomato balance differs from this tomato-rich adaptation.

Ingredients for 2 portions

180 g White wheat bread
600 g Chopped canned tomatoes
12 g Garlic
30 g Olive oil
16 g Fresh basil
120 g Water
3 g Salt
1 g Black pepper

Method

Check that 180 g day-old plain wheat bread has no milk, egg, honey or other animal ingredients. Tear it into small pieces. Finely slice 12 g garlic; measure 600 g chopped canned tomatoes, 120 g water, 16 g fresh basil and 30 g olive oil.
Warm 20 g olive oil in a wide saucepan over medium heat. Cook the garlic for about 1 minute without browning. Add the tomatoes, 3 g salt and 1 g black pepper; bring to a bubble and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in the torn bread and 120 g water. Simmer for about 7 minutes, pressing the bread against the pan until it largely dissolves and the mixture is thick but spoonable. If the bread is unusually dry, cover briefly and allow a little longer; do not claim the shorter time for larger, crusty pieces.
Tear in the basil, stir for 1 minute and divide between two bowls. Drizzle the remaining 10 g olive oil over the hot pappa and serve as a thick soup, not a clear broth.

Based on Lora’s Pappa al Pomodoro at Savoring Italy. This measured 30-minute adaptation uses chopped canned tomatoes and small pieces of already-stale bread to soften sooner; large or fresh crusty bread may take longer. Plain wheat bread must be checked for dairy, egg and honey before calling the dish vegan. The photo shows a thicker, paler bread-heavy pappa than this tomato-rich adaptation. Wheat gluten is flagged. Calories are calculated from the listed ingredient weights.

Pappa al pomodoro

Allergens and ingredient checks

Listed allergens: gluten. Check actual packaging and cross-contact information. Nutrition is estimated from ingredient weights; recipe suitability depends on the specified products.

Lora / Savoring Italy — Tuscan bread and tomato soup

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