World Flavors Cookbook

Sopas Mallorquinas

Mallorca's ancient layered vegetable soup — paper-thin slices of country bread soaked in vegetable broth with cabbage, peppers, and tomatoes.

Cuisine: Spain

Ingredients

• 200g sliced stale bread (very thin)
• 1/2 savoy cabbage, sliced
• 2 ripe tomatoes, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1L vegetable broth
• Olive oil, salt

Instructions

1. Sauté onion, garlic, pepper in olive oil until soft.
2. Add tomatoes and cabbage. Cook 10 minutes.
3. Add broth. Simmer 15 minutes until vegetables are tender.
4. Arrange thin bread slices in a deep dish.
5. Pour hot soup over bread. Let stand 5 minutes to absorb.
6. The bread swells and absorbs all the broth.