Recipe: Garlic Soup (2) for J. Thaxter

Garlic Soup Recipe

1 cup Garlic, peeled & minced
1 tbsp Onion, chopped
2 tbsp Olive oil
3/4 cup Tomatoes
1 qt Stock
Pepper
Croutons

Combine garlic & onion in a bowl. Heat oil in a large pot. Add garlic & onion & saute till soft.
Do not brown. Add chopped tomatoes & stir in well. After a few minutes, stir in stock & pepper. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add salt if desired. Serve with croutons.

Garlic Soup
Source: Casa del Rio Bed and Breakfast

1 large head garlic cloves
salt
pepper
1 whole cloves
1/4 teaspoon sage
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/2 bay leaf
some sprigs of parsley
3 to 4 Tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds diced potatoes

Drop head of unpeeled garlic cloves into about 2 quarts of boiling water for about 1 minute. Drain and run under cold water. Peel. Put the garlic into 2 quarts of boiling water, along with 2 teaspoons of salt, a pinch of pepper, the cloves, sage, thyme, bay leaf, olive oil, and parsley. Simmer 1/2 hour. Strain soup. Press liquid out of garlic cloves and discard. Return soup to pot and add diced potatoes. Simmer about 25 minutes. Correct seasonings and serve with French bread and grated Swiss or a good Parmesan cheese.