Portuguese Tomato soup | Sopa de tomate (Alentejana)

cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: water with herbs

💰Cheaper: water

Using water with herbs can reduce costs while maintaining flavor.

Boil 1 liter of water in a pot

Cut the tops off the tomatoes and score the skin

Once the water is boiling, add the tomatoes for easy peeling

Prepare a sauté by slicing 1 medium onion and heating 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan

Add the sliced onion to the pan and lower the heat to medium-low, adding a pinch of salt

Chop 2 garlic cloves and add them to the sauté along with 1 dried bay leaf

Peel the tomatoes and chop them roughly, then add them to the sauté

Season the tomatoes with salt, black pepper, and a bit of sugar

Cook the tomato mixture for 10 to 15 minutes until softened

Add water to cover the mixture and bring to a boil

Poach 2 eggs in the boiling water

Cut slices of wheat-based bread

Serve the soup topped with poached eggs and slices of bread

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