Ajo, tomato garlic bread soup

Ajo, tomato garlic bread soup

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A traditional Spanish peasant soup: tomatoes cooked in olive oil, bread cut into thin slices, garlic minced with cumin and vinegar, and bell peppers fried…

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This gratin is perfect for two people. Preparation time: 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories272 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$10.49 $2.62 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $6.70
  • $1.93
  • $0.42
  • $0.27
  • $0.02
  • $0.24
  • $0.03
  • $0.88

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. In a large pot, heat the olive oil and brown the peeled, seeded, and finely chopped tomatoes.
  2. About halfway through cooking, add water until it reaches about half the volume of the stockpot, along with the bay leaf. ≈ 3 min
  3. Add the bread slices, making sure the soup doesn’t become too thick. ≈ 3 min
  4. Mince the garlic with the cumin and a little vinegar in a mortar, then add it to the soup. Season with salt. ≈ 2 min
  5. Heat a frying pan and fry the sliced green bell peppers until they are tender.
  6. Turn off the heat, arrange the bell peppers on top of the soup, taste, and adjust the seasoning before serving. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Ajo, tomato garlic bread soup

  • 4 red tomatoes and 2 blackberries$6.70
  • 2 green bell peppers$1.93
  • 100 g of stale bread, sliced thinly$0.42
  • 3 cloves of garlic$0.27
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar$0.02
  • 1/4 cup of cumin seeds$0.24
  • salt$0.03
  • 5 tablespoons of olive oil$0.88

Total$10.49

that's $2.62 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Nutrition per serving

Calories272 kcal
Fat17.6 g
Saturated fat2.7 g
Carbohydrates22.6 g
Sugars6.8 g
Fiber4.7 g
Protein3.6 g
Salt0.31 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 red tomatoes and 2 blackberries
  • 2 green bell peppers
  • 100 g of stale bread, sliced thinly
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • One bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar
  • 1/4 cup of cumin seeds
  • salt
  • 5 tablespoons of olive oil
  • Approximately 1 liter of water

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