' Boiled Water ' Garlic Soup
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 -12 slices French bread, thin slices of day-old (1 to 3 per person, depending on size they should fill the bottom surface of the soup plate you are u)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cups water
- salt
- 24 garlic cloves, sliced lengthwise
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 sprig sage (if you use dried sage, tie 1 teaspoon of it in a cheesecloth bag so you can easily remove it from th)
- gruyere cheese, grated for garnish
directions
- Brush the bread slices with olive oil and toast in a 350 degree oven until dry, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
- In a large saucepan, combine the water, salt, garlic, bay leaves, and sage.
- Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat to medium low, cover, and cook for 20 minutes or until the garlic is very soft.
- Remove the bay leaves and sage sprig, and puree the soup in a blender.
- Pour it back into the pan, cover, and let steep until you are ready to serve it, at least 10 minutes.
- Heat your soup plates in the oven for a few minutes, then layer their bottoms with the toasted bread slices.
- Sprinkle the toast with the cheese, then with any remaining olive oil.
- Reheat the soup to a boil, ladle it over the toast, and serve immediately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Charlotte J
United States