Bread and Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Basil

  Fresh

  3 leaf, whole or 2g

• Vegetable Broth

  From bouillons. Low sodium

  4 cup or 960g

• Whole-wheat bread

  Commercially prepared

  8 slice or 224g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice

  1 can or 190g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 cup or 216g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

Directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large, deep saucepan over low heat.
2. Sauté the minced garlic until just fragrant, then add the bread cubes, stirring until all the oil is absorbed and the bread is toasted.
3. Add the canned tomatoes, vegetable broth, basil leaves, and a dash of salt.
4. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until the bread breaks down, about 20 minutes. Remove the garlic and serve.