Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Thick Tomato-Bread Soup, Catalan-Style is for Dinner.

Thick Tomato-Bread Soup, Catalan-Style takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Thick Tomato-Bread Soup, Catalan-Style takes 30 minutes to cook.

Thick Tomato-Bread Soup, Catalan-Style makes 3 servings.

The ingredients for Thick Tomato-Bread Soup, Catalan-Style are:

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, slivered
4 ounces chorizo (casings removed), cubed
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
3 pounds ripe tomatoes, peeled
Generous pinch saffron threads
1/2 cup orzo pasta or 2 slices country bread
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley

Here is how you make Thick Tomato-Bread Soup, Catalan-Style:

1. Heat oil in a large saut? pan. Add garlic and cook over low heat till soft. Add chorizo, raise heat and cook until starting to brown. Stir in paprika. Remove from heat.2. Place a sieve over the pan, halve tomatoes horizontally and hold cut side down over sieve as you gently squeeze to remove seeds and allow juice to fall into pan. Remove sieve. Reserve tomato pulp. Heat juice in pan until warm, add saffron and set aside off heat 10 minutes.3. Finely chop tomato pulp by hand or in food processor. Add to pan. Bring to a simmer. Stir in parsley and orzo or bread. Cook, stirring, 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Allow to stand, off heat, stirring from time to time, until room temperature, about 30 minutes.Number of Servings: 3Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HOLDINGON2.

The nutritional information for Thick Tomato-Bread Soup, Catalan-Style is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 3
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 392.7

• Total Fat: 24.5 g
• Cholesterol: 33.3 mg
• Sodium: 481.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
• Protein: 14.1 g