Happy Meatless Monday! Are you short on time? Do you want a meal that you can make in about twenty-five minutes? Do you also want it to have fewer than five ingredients? If you answered yes to all or most of these questions, then you may want to try this roasted tomato bread soup with a white bean salad. Why a soup? It’s perfect comfort food for a rainy, overcast summer day plus produce tastes best in the summer. These recipes come from Claire Robinson of the Food Network show 5 Ingredient Fix. Both recipes have five ingredients because you never count salt and pepper. Both dishes are family friendly as they are fresh and have great texture.

Roasted Tomato-Bread Soup Ingredients
1 pound vine-ripened tomatoes, quartered and seeded
3 tablespoons garlic-infused extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for garnish
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup finely sliced fresh basil leaves, plus more leaves for garnish
1(28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes (recommended: San Marzano)
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 loaf sourdough baguette (day-old) or 1/4 loaf country bread, torn into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 cups)

White Bean Salad Ingredients
1 red bell pepper
1 (15-ounce) jar stewed cannellini beans, drained
2 large heads Belgian endive (red or green or a combination), trimmed and thinly sliced
1 lemon, zested and juiced
2 tablespoons garlic-flavored olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

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