GreenJinn's Gourmet Guide
by Camilla P.
March 25, 2024
5 MIN READ
Welcome back to the second recipe in our new series, GreenJinn's Gourmet Guide!
At GreenJinn we're really lucky to have an international team of FOODIES 🌎🤤
We love sharing recipes and we thought why not share them with you too!
In case you missed it last time, this month's recipes are from ITALY 🇮🇹
The second recipe we have is a main called PAPPA AL POMODORO 🍅 It's a traditional Tuscan soup dish!
Check out the recipe below 👇
Cooking time: 40 min
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 2
INGREDIENTS:
- - 500g tomatoes
- - 1 carrot
- - 1 celery
- - Ricotta cheese
- - Vegetable granular broth
- - Wholemeal bread
- - 5g basil
- - Shallots
- - Garlic
METHOD:
- 1. Peel and finely chop shallots, carrot and celery
- 2. Sauté with 2-3 tbsp of oil in a skillet over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring often
- 3. Add the cherry tomatoes, a few basil leaves, 250ml water, a pinch of salt and sugar. Cover with a lid, bring to a gentle simmer and cook for about 15 minutes
- 4. Cut some bread into small cubes and then cut another piece of bread into diagonal slices
- 5. Transfer the cubes to the pan with the cherry tomatoes and continue cooking with the lid on for about 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally
- 6. Take the slices of bread that you have cut diagonally and toast them in the toaster oven or pan with a drizzle of oil for 5-6 minutes, turning them halfway through cooking
- 7. Pour a drizzle of oil over the cherry tomatoes and bread cubes and whisk until you have a somewhat rustic consistency (TIP: to adjust the consistency, add more hot water)
- 8. Separately, season the ricotta cheese with a drizzle of oil and a pinch of salt
- 9. Serve the Pappa al Pomodoro warm in soup plates or bowls, garnish it with the ricotta and basil and add a drizzle of oil and accompany with toasted bread.
BUON APPETITO!