Unphotogenic but delicious sopa de ajo

This is not an attractive plate of food. It's nourishing, comforting, quick to make, economical and absolutely delicious. But it sure isn't pretty.

It's this recipe from Dan Lepard for sopa de ajo (garlic soup). I used stale sourdough instead of making my own zopako (it was late on a week-night, not the right time to be baking) and a bottled grilled red pepper (it was late on a week-night, not the right time to be grilling my own peppers).

For such simple ingredients, pretty bland in themselves, it has an extraordinary depth of flavour and packs a very comforting punch.

 

I haven't contributed anything to Deb's Souper (soup, salad and sammie) Sunday in ages, so unfortunately I will break the drought with unpretty food