Flip the bread slices over, top with cheese, and bake for another 2 to 3 minutes. Serve in soup bowls with a slice of bread and chives. ENJOY! Rachel Allen is a bestselling cookery writer, TV chef and celebrated teacher at the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork, Ireland. French onion soup ingredients—onions (lots of them), beef broth, a bit of white wine, bread, and cheese—are humble. Some garlic bread soup recipes don't have an egg. While it is not required for a delicious meal, it is a traditional addition in the Spanish version of the recipe.

Bread. Add dried bread to the tomato/broth mixture and simmer until the bread is soft. Then you can use a potato masher or whisk to keep breaking it down. The first time I saw this recipe, I couldn't figure out what it was. Is it a soup? Casserole? Breakfast? Lunch? It didn't make sense.

To make the toasted pumpkin seeds, place a frying pan over a high heat and add the coconut oil. Allow to melt and heat up, then add the pumpkin seeds and curry powder. Toss over the heat for 1–2 minutes, until the seeds have toasted and darkened slightly, then place on a plate lined with kitchen paper and sprinkle with the sea salt flakes.

To toast the fennel seeds, place them in a dry frying pan over a medium to high heat and cook for about a minute, until fragrant and a couple of shades darker. Tip them out of the pan immediately and crush, using an electric spice grinder or a pestle and mortar. You can use ready-ground fennel but it might not taste as fresh and fragrant, in which case use slightly more, to taste.

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Garlic & Olive Oil. Sauté garlic in oil until fragrant and then add your crushed tomatoes and let simmer for a bit. Then add your broth & basil and keep simmering. I used yellow onions for this recipe, but you can swap other varieties of onions or do a mix. See the FAQ section below for ideas. Of course, if you chose to blend this, you would also want to remove the ham and add the eggs after it has been blended. That would add steps to your meal, and wouldn't provide as delicious a result. Ingredients If your curry powder has been hanging around your kitchen for a year or more, it has probably gone a bit stale and could be almost tasteless. Buy a new batch for the best fresh spicy flavour – the difference will really enhance your soup.