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Paradise Bakery and Cafe Tomato Bread Soup Recipe
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Paradise Bakery & Café Tomato Bread Soup Recipe

Make our Paradise Bakery & Café Tomato Bread Soup Recipe at home tonight. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Tomato Bread Soup will taste just like Paradise Bakery's.
Prep Time20 minutes
Active Time1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Paradise Bakery & Café

Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 Onion finely chopped
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper seeded and finely chopped
  • 6 cloves Garlic
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh Basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon sliced Oregano
  • 2 cups canned Crushed Tomatoes in Thick Purée
  • 1 1/4 pound about 4 Vine-Ripened Tomatoes, diced
  • 2 cups Chicken Broth or homemade Stock
  • 2 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 pinch Sugar
  • 1 small Baguette cut into small cubes
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil for serving
  • 3 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh Basil for serving

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Add olive oil to a large saucepan.
  • Place over medium heat . Heat until shimmering.
  • Add onion, bell pepper, garlic, chopped basil and oregano. Stirring occasionally, cook about 10 minutes or until onion is golden.
  • Add crushed tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, 1 cup broth, salt and sugar. Increase heat slightly and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered, until thick, about 30 minutes.
  • Place bread cubes on baking sheet.
  • Place sheet in preheated oven. Toast bread cubes for 25 minutes, or until crisp.
  • Remove sheet from oven.
  • Add bread cubes to soup. Gently stir for 5 minutes. As bread absorbs tomato soup, add pepper and some stock as needed to keep mixture soupy. Use spoon to mash the bread so soup is thick and bread blends into soup. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to keep it from burning.
  • Ladle finished tomato soup into individual bowls.
  • Lightly drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with freshly sliced basil.
  • Serve hot.

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