Spanish garlic soup Recipe

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Spanish garlic soup

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Ingredients:

		FOR THE SOUP
1	tsp	Olive oil
1		Head garlic, separated
		-peeled, and sliced
3	cup	Chicken broth
1	med	Carrot, pared and cut into
		-narrow 2" strips
1/4	cup	Diced red pepper
1/8	tsp	Black pepper
2	tbsp	Minced parsley
		FOR THE CHEESE CROUTONS
4		1 oz slices Italian Bread
1	large	Garlic clove, peeled & split
3/4	oz	Parmesan cheese, grated

Procedures:

1	To prepare soup:
2	In a medium nonstick saucepan, heat oil and add garlic.
3	Cook, stir- ring constantly over low heat until pale gold (do not let garlic brown) add ?cup of water; cover and simmer until very soft.
4	With a fork, mash the garlic to a smooth puree.
5	Add broth, carrot, bell pepper, black pepper, and ?cup of water and bring to boil.
6	Reduce heat and simmer until carrots are barely tender, about 3 minutes.
7	Sprinkle with parsley and serve with cheese croutons, if desired.
8	to prepare the cheese croutons:
9	Preheat oven to 300°F.
10	Bake the bread slices until dried, about 15 minutes.
11	Rub each slice with cut side of garlic; sprinkle evenly with parmesan cheese.
12	Run under broiler to brown lightly.
13	Keep warm.
14	per serving: (1 cup soup) provides: ?fat, ?vegetable, 15 cal.
15	Per serving: 70 cal.
16	Each crouton provides: 1 bread, 10 cal.
17	Per serving: 102 cal.