This Garlic Soup is classic peasant food, and can be varied, example by using bay leaves instead of sage. It will work well as a first course. To serve 4 you'll need:
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3-4 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 2-3 leaves of sage
- A egg yolk
- Several slices of toasted day-old bread
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more at table
- Salt & pepper to taste
Preparation:
Set a quart (1 liter) of water to boil with the garlic, sage, olive oil, and a pinch of salt. Let the mixture simmer for about 15 minutes. When the time's up, whisk the egg yolk in a soup tureen, fish out and discard the leaves of sage and the garlic, and stir the soup into the pot. Divvy the hot broth into bowls. Drizzle the slices of toasted bread with olive oil, lay them over the soup, and it's ready.
Yield: 4 servings of garlic soup.
Yield: 4 servings of garlic soup.
