10 tuscan bread and vegetable soup Recipes

borlotti beans or other small dried bean of choice, soaked for 4 hours, chicken stock, garlic, crushed, onions, 1/2 peeled, 1 1/2 chopped, salt and freshly ground black pepper, thick peasant style bread, cut into coarse cubes or torn into pieces, evoo , plus some for drizzling at the table, carrots, chopped, ribs celery with leafy tops, chopped, crushed red pepper flakes , 1/3 palmful, fresh bay leaf, herb bundle of fresh parsley , sage, thyme and rosemary, dry white wine, tuscan kale (also known as lacinato or dinosaur) or swiss chard, stemmed and chopped, (about 12 oz trimmed greens), savoy cabbage, cored and chopped , about 2 to 3 cups, a few grates of nutmeg, tomato puree or passata, parmigiano-reggiano rind, plus freshly grated to pass at table, white or red onion, finely chopped

half of recipe above, dayold dried good quality bread such as a nutty unsweetened whole wheat bread (italian ) or a sourdough or a tuscan bread or a country french bread, cut into 1inch chunks, crusts left on, extra virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated parmesan or pecorino romano for garnish

homemade chicken broth (or a mix of half store-bought broth and half water) or 4 cups meat broth (or a mix of half store-bought broth and half water), olive oil, tender celery ribs, chopped, carrots, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, red onion, chopped, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped fresh sage, chopped fresh rosemary, peeled seeded chopped fresh tomatoes (or 1 1/2 cup. canned italian peeled tomatoes with their juice, chopped), drained cooked cannellini beans, boiling potatoes, peeled and diced, zucchini, chopped, cabbage (about 4 cups) or 1 lb kale, thinly sliced (about 4 cups), green beans, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces, salt, fresh ground black pepper, day-old italian bread, thinly sliced, extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, very thin slices (optional)

red onion or 1 leek, roughly chopped, stalks celery, roughly chopped, extra-virgin olive oil, swiss chard, cleaned and torn in half, or 1/2 oz. porcini mushrooms, soaked and drained, half of a peperoncino or any hot red pepper, fresh or dried, tomato pulp (seeded, juiced, and chopped if fresh or drained and diced if canned ), simmering water, sea salt, eggs (preferably organic ), rustic , country-style bread, lightly toasted, chopped parsley, grated parmigiano-reggiano or tuscan pecorino cheese

red bell peppers, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, chopped, carrot, peeled and chopped, celery stalks, chopped, onion, chopped, salt and freshly ground black pepper, fire roasted diced tomatoes, chicken or vegetable stock, ball freshly smoked mozzarella , cut into 16 thin slices, ripe tomato , cut into 8 thin slices, tuscan bread, fresh basil leaves

peeled and diced yellow onion, olive oil, plus more for soup and drizzling, garlic, chopped plus 2 to 4 cloves, cut into slivers, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup or organic sugar, ripe tomatoes, diced , with their juice, stale or lightly toasted open-faced bread, torn into pieces, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, vegetable broth or filtered water, if necessary, fresh basil leaves

dried borlotti or pinto beans, water, olive oil, chopped onion (about 1 large), chopped celery, chopped fresh parsley, garlic clove, minced, cold water, thick) slices zucchini (about 2 medium), cubes yukon gold or red potato (about 8 oz), cut green beans (about 1/4 lb), thick) slices carrot, canned tomato puree (about 1/2 can), salt, freshly ground black pepper, chopped swiss chard or fresh spinach, thick) slices country white bread (about 4 oz), grated fresh parmesan cheese

chicken stock, skinless chicken breast, bay leaves, olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, carrots, diced, sweet green pepper, diced, chopped green cabbage, dried thyme, rosemary, tomatoes, coarsely chopped (undrained ), pepper, fresh spinach, chopped, parsley, chopped, zucchini, thinly sliced, white kidney beans, drained and rinsed, italian bread or 8 slices french bread, thick slices, stale is better 2-3 days old, freshly grated parmesan cheese