Mario Batali's Chilled Tomato and Bread Soup
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Soups
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 5 lb Tomato, overripe heirloom, cored
- 3 cup Bread, day-old Italian or country, torn
- 1/2 cup Basil, fresh leaves
- 2 tbsp Thyme, fresh leaves, chopped
- Salt
- Black pepper, freshly ground
- 1/4 cup Olive oil, extra-virgin
- 2 Lemon, zest and juice
- 2 tsp Red pepper flakes, hot
- 4 Green onion, whites and 2 inches of greens, thinly sliced
- 8 slice Baguette, 1/2 inch thick, toasted and cooled
Directions
- Blend the tomatoes in a food processor until liquid. Add the bread, basil and thyme, season aggressively and blend. Thin with water if too thick. Chill 1 hour.
- Gently mix the olive oil, lemon zest and juice, red pepper flakes and scallions and season lightly with salt.
- Divide the soup among 8 bowls, float a toast in each and top the toast with the scallion mixture.