Bread and Tomato soup

So here is my tomato story. Early but not real early, winter blast of snow this week and longing for warmth where ever I can derive from makes me derive from a bowl of soup with Simple readily available ingredients in my refrigerator. The recipe follows:

·         I can diced tomatoes ( you can avoid this and add more of fresh tomatoes)

·         4 to 5 fresh Roma tomatoes (or any available)

·         1 medium size onion.

·         3 garlic pods

·         1 tsp grated ginger

·         1/4  bunch of parsley Or 1 Tbsp dried parsley

·         1 tsp dried Basil

·         ½ tsp oregano

·         Red Pepper flakes

·         4 to 5 Stale whole wheat bread or any leftover stale bread. Chopped in cubes.

·         Olive Oil 3 Tbsp for frying onions and other 3 Tbsp for frying Bread.

·         4 cans (120z or 8) of vegetable broth.

·         Salt to taste.

·         1tsp black pepper powder ( all of the dried ingredients above can be adjusted to your taste)

In a skillet pour 3 Tbsp of oil and add chopped and cubed stale bread. Let it turn brown in color but not burnt. Might take like 20 minutes.

In other skillet pour 3 Tbsp of oil, add chopped garlic and ginger. fry till translucent. Stir in chopped parsley and all other dried ingredients. Add canned and fresh tomatoes chopped, + fried bread. Stir  and simmer with lid on for 15 minutes until tomatoes soften.  Mash with potato masher. Now add broth and equivalent cans of water. Let it come to boiling point and simmer medium low for another 15 minutes. Serve hot in soup Bowl . This is a complete meal  by itself.