Best Garlic Bread Soup Recipes

TOMATO AND GARLIC-BREAD SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Mix 1/2 cup olive oil and 3 minced garlic cloves in large bowl. Add sourdough bread pieces and toss to coat. Arrange bread in single layer on large baking sheet. Bake until golden, stirring once, about 20 minutes. Set garlic-bread croutons aside.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until very tender, about 25 minutes. Add remaining minced garlic and cook 1 minute. Add chicken stock, crushed tomatoes and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Simmer soup uncovered 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add garlic-bread croutons to soup and cook 1 minute. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with thinly sliced basil and Parmesan cheese shavings.

TOMATO AND GARLIC BREAD SOUP

Steps:

• GARLIC BREAD CROUTONS:.
• Preheat oven to 300ºF. In a large bowl, mix 1/2 cup olive oil and 3 minced garlic cloves. Add bread pieces and toss to coat. On a large baking sheet, arrange coated bread in a single layer. Bake in preheated oven until golden (approximately 20 minutes), stirring once. Set baked croutons aside.
• TOMATO SOUP (can be started while croutons are baking):
• In a large heavy-duty pot, heat 2 tbs. olive oil over medium heat. Add onions and sauté for approximately 25 minutes, or until very tender. Add remaining six minced garlic cloves and cook for one minute. Add chicken stock, crushed tomatoes and 1/2 cup grated Parmesan. Simmer uncovered for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and fresh ground pepper.
• Add garlic bread croutons to soup and cook for one minute more. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish each serving with basil slices and Parmesan shavings.

ONION SOUP WITH HERBY GARLIC CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Melt 1 tbsp of the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the onions, stir well, then cover and gently cook, stirring occasionally, for about 15 mins - they should be really soft but not browned. Add half the garlic, increase the heat and cook for 5 mins more, adding a splash of stock if the onions start to stick - they should brown a little now.
• Stir in the flour and chutney, and cook for 1-2 mins, then pour over most of the stock and simmer while you make the garlic bread. Mix the rest of the butter and garlic with half the parsley. Season.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut each baguette into about 6 slices, but don't go all the way through. Add a little of the butter mixture and some mozzarella into each cut, then push back together to seal. Wrap in a double layer of foil. Bake for 10-15 mins, until the butter is melted. Season the soup, adding remaining stock if required. Serve with garlic bread.

ACORDA A ALENTEJANA (BREAD-THICKENED GARLIC-CORIANDER SOUP)

Steps:

• With a large mortar and pestle, pound the coriander, garlic and salt to paste. Spread over the bottom of a shallow 3-quart terra cotta casserole and drizzle with olive oil.
• Pour in the boiling water, add the bread and pepper, toss well and let stand 2 minutes. Taste for salt and add more if needed.
• Slide the poached eggs on top and serve, making sure each person gets an egg.

CAULIFLOWER SPAGHETTI SOUP WITH GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Prepare garlic bread: slice baguette in half lengthwise and slather in butter. Sprinkle minced garlic and garlic salt over both sides. Put halves together and wrap in aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and slice at an angle. Set aside.
• While the garlic bread is in the oven, combine water and bouillon for soup in a large stockpot; bring to a boil. Add cauliflower and broken spaghetti. Stir to submerge pasta and return to a boil. Cook for 8 minutes.
• At the same time, heat a saucepan over medium-low heat for 3 minutes. Add olive oil and then garlic; simmer until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in tomato sauce to sear in the garlic and oil flavor; set aside.
• When cauliflower and pasta have cooked for 8 minutes, pour tomato sauce into the stockpot; stir to mix. Add sea salt, garlic salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low and cook until pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, 3 to 5 minutes longer.
• Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese. Serve with garlic bread.

SOPA DE AJO (SPICY BREAD & GARLIC SOUP WITH POACHED EGGS)

Steps:

• To make the croutons, preheat the oven to 350'°F (175°C). Combine the olive oil and garlic in a bowl, add the diced bread, and toss until well coated. Transfer to a baking sheet pan and bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Return the croutons to the bowl, sprinkle with the paprika, and toss well. To make the soup, heat the olive oil and garlic in a large saucepan over medium heat until the garlic is lightly browned. Remove from the heat and quickly stir in the paprika and cayenne so they do not burn and taste bitter. Immediately add the stock and bring to a boil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside and keep warm. To serve, preheat the oven to 500'°F (260°C). Add the croutons to the soup and bring to a boil, shaking the pan gently so that all the croutons are moistened. Carefully place 4 hot ovenproof serving bowls on a baking sheet pan. Divide the soup among the 4 bowls. Break an egg into the center of each dish. Gently spoon a tablespoon of the soup over each egg. Bake for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the white of the egg turns opaque but the yolk is still runny. Remove from the oven, place on a plate, and sprinkle with the chives.

GARLIC BREAD SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat until hot but not smoking. Add garlic paste; cook, stirring occasionally, until very fragrant but not browned, about 10 minutes.
• Add bread, and stir to coat. Stir in stock and bay leaf; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf. Stir in eggs. Cook, stirring occasionally to break up eggs, about 10 minutes. Serve soup garnished with parsley leaves.

LENTIL SOUP WITH GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• To prepare the soup:
• In a large pot bring the stock to the boil, add the lentils bring to the boil and simmer gently while preparing the rest of the vegetables. (lentils are high in protein so once they boil some scum might gather on the surface of stock, just remove it with a spoon)
• While lentils are simmering, finely chop the onions. Heat the oil in a pan, fry the onions until soft and add to the lentils.
• Peel the remaining vegetables, grate on a coarse grater and add to the pot. Allow all to simmer till the lentils soften (1 hour from originally bringing the lentils to the boiling)
• Once lentils are soft add the tomato puree, pressed garlic, and the marjoram. Leave to simmer for further 10 minutes, add salt and pepper to taste. Serve garnished with parsley. Best served with garlic bread
• To prepare the bread:
• Cut the petit pains lengthwise through the middle without cutting through the crust on one side to leave them closed. Bake the rolls following instructions on packaging. Once out of the oven they'll open easily. Turn on the grill to medium heat and while it preheats spread butter on the hot rolls, place slices of garlic evenly on the melted butter, cover with cheese and grill till cheese is melted to your liking. While hot sprinkle with parsley so it melts into the cheese and enjoy with your soup.

TOMATO BREAD AND GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• Dice the peeled garlic cloves and dried chili. Heat olive oil in a large stock pot over low heat, add the garlic and chili and soften for 3 or 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, basil and mint and stir and cook on medium low heat about 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the stock and bring to a boil. While stock is heating, cut the bread into 3/4 inch cubes or tear into bite size pieces. When the stock comes to a boil, add the bread all at once. Stir well until moistened with the liquid. Cover the pan and remove from the heat. Let soup stand about one hour before serving. Taste for seasoning and stir well. Source: "The Garlic Book" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 430 Calories; 41g Fat (85.6% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 2709mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 Vegetable; 8 Fat. Serving Ideas : Serve in bowls drizzled with a little olive oil and garnish with grated Parmesan cheese.

BASQUE GARLIC AND BREAD SOUP ( SOPA DE AJO)

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
• Add the garlic, and fry it, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 2 to 3 minutes, until it is golden.
• Take care the garlic does not burn.
• Add the bread, and turn it several times so that it absorbs the oil.
• Sprinkle it with the paprika, and toss well.
• Add the water or broth, and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring, until the soup is heated through and well blended and the bread has absorbed much of the liquid.
• Season to taste with salt and, if you like, the pepper flakes.
• Just before serving the soup, crack the eggs, and slide them onto the surface of the soup, taking care not to break the yolks.
• Let the eggs cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until they are set.
• Serve the soup by spooning it gently into shallow bowls, allowing 1 egg per serving.

SPANISH GARLIC, BREAD SOUP

Steps:

• 1. cut up onion and garlic cloves into small pieces. Cut bacon into small strips.
• 2. Saute onions, garlic clove and bacon strips in a bit of olive oil, on low heat until onion is transparent and bacon strips are brown.
• 3. Add paprica and immediatly add broth so that the paprica doesn't burn and become bitter.
• 4. simmer on low heat until warm. Add cut bread and cook until bread is tender.
• 5. pouche eggs in the soup and serve the soup with an egg in each bowl.

BREAD, EGG AND GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• Toast and cube the bread.
• Chop the parsley.
• Heat the olive oil in a heavy bottomed sauce pot over medium heat.
• Add the garlic and pepper flakes and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the bread cubes and stir until the bread absorbs the oil (about 30 seconds).
• Add the stock and parsley.
• Bring to a low simmer and cook for 6 minutes.
• Crack the eggs into seperate small ramekins. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper on top of each egg and gently add them to the soup.
• Cover the pot and poach the eggs for 3 minutes (or to your liking).
• To serve, place one poached egg in a bowl and cover with 1/2 of the bread and broth - keep in mind the egg will continue to cook once in the bowl.
• Sprinkle each bowl with a little grated parmesan cheese and ground pepper.
• Enjoy!