Simple Ribollita

Loved this dish! Great lunch option. I recommend the bread step, just on top.

I didn't add bread directly to my soup, my wife has an aversion to such things. So I cut bread into cubes and sauteed with a bit of olive oil and salt until all sides were brown. Topped each bowl with the croutons. I also lacked a pot to put into the oven that wasn't cast iron (don't cook acidic food in a cast iron pot!) Flavor was good but a little boring for me. There was lots of vegetables though and the kids definitely liked it so I will definitely make it again.

love in a bowl

Did not light the bread inside. Very soggy

A fantastic Italian soup! The bread adds a wonderful texture and chew to the soup. I personally prefer curly kale in soup so I subbed that, but I think it will work just fine with either.

This was delicious! I followed it exactly and really loved it. One note - I did heavily salt it before putting the final layer of bread on it. Probably 1-2 tablespoons - but I like salty soups 😅 The only thing I’d improve is the prep of everything. The instructions have you prep everything at the beginning - this took me 40 min! Instead, I’d recommend making the mirepoix (celery, carrot, onion) and then start cooking that, drain the tomatoes while it’s cooking and prepare the kale. Then while the tomatoes go in, prepare the bread. I think that would have saved me at least 15-20 min of prep time! But a really lovely recipe and everyone loved it. The crunchy croutons on top were fantastic.