Do you remember this classic scene from the Godfather? Cousin Paulie wants to work as a chef at the local soup shop, Soupernapoli, but Ralphie, the owner won’t hear of it. First, the Godfather sent over the consigliere, Tom Hagen, to explain that Cousin Paulie made the best Ribollita soup outside of Tuscany. With the Italian plum tomatoes, basil, red pepper flakes, white beans, carrots, garlic, and more, the soup would clearly make Soupernapoli the most popular place in town. I mean, the chunks of rustic bread alone would put the place on the soup map! But Ralphie wouldn’t hear of it. He only hired from within. Bad decision, Ralphie!! So let’s just say, Tom gave Ralphie an offer he couldn’t refuse. That night, when Ralphie climbed into bed, what did he find? A head of his favorite lettuce, Maureen, diced all over his pillow!!!!! Diced!! Heaven help us!!!
Ingredients (in no particular order): white beans, Spanish smoked paprika, garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, Italian plum tomatoes, basil, cubes of sourdough bread, kale, cabbage, canola and olive oil, carrot, celery, onion, homemade vegetable stock goodness
Soup type: Chunky
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We LOVED this soup. Delicious dinner – we particularly like the substantial chunky soups that we eat as dinner. Loved the bread thickener. Only complaint was some of the swiss chard (I think) was a bit stringy – but we gave it 5 stars, so obviously this wasn’t that big of a deal compared to all the deliciousness.
YUM! this one is a keeper in the pantry.
Another Soupergirl soup hit! This soup rates almost as high as the West African Safari Stew. I will definitely order when this soup is offered again. : )
I loved this soup. I particularly liked that it wasn’t overly bean-y. Other Ribollitas I’ve had have been that way…and are annoying and bland.
I liked the tomatoes and greens in this soup.
Btw, I added a dollop of pesto and some parmesan, which was nice.
Definitely a keeper. I’d order it again.
Soupergirl – can you add the list of ingredients to this page above and to the pantry page as well?
My Florentine husband approved of this soup! Delicious. Loved the greens and the bread. My three-year old ate it too, which is a big compliment as she normally only eats brown soup, yellow soup, or green soup :-)
Wonderful!
This was my first Soupergirl order; my only regret is that I didn’t order the larger size. So, so delicious!
I love ribollita so I was looking forward to trying this. Unfortunately, I was a bit dissapointed. It had a slight musky taste which I just don’t like. I am a little confused because all of the other reviews are so good. Could it be that this was just a bad batch?
This was DELICIOUS! I’m glad we ordered the larger size. My husband and I made quick work of this one. In fairness, we had help. Our daughter, who is almost 2, kept demanding more bites. Yes, you read that right- a toddler eating kale and cabbage and demanding more. That’s how awesome this soup is!!!
My FAVORITE soup so far. If there are any leftovers I will buy them from you. When I was heating it up @ work, everyone was commenting on the delicious aroma emanating from the microwave. I sang the praises of Soupergirl! Sooo can I have more????
Awesome soup! Our favorite so far. A great combination of ingredients and plenty of chunkiness to make it feel like areal meal. Offer it again soon, please!
The smoky paprika really makes this soup pop….and you gotta feel good about the kale and cabbage…neither of which tasted like greens (the way you sometimes think of greens tasting, that is…), just tasted great!
I liked this soup — filling and lots of varied textures and flavors.
HOWEVER …. the greens were very fibrous and stringy. Maybe just my batch?
Fantastic Soup! A top 5 Soupergirl hit for me. Bring it back soon.
One of my favorites. Love the smoky paprika.
I really enjoyed this soup. I wish I ordered the larger size. Hope it comes back soon :)
seriously delicious soup – even my mother in law approved!! not one bit of seasoning needed. The flyer that came with the soup recommended parmesan but it didn’t really need it. The flavors were so balanced and I loved the smoky paprika!! YUM.
I LOVED this soup. I had to keep looking at the ingredient list to fully appreciate how it all worked together. The sourdough bread and paprika are the secret ingredients, I think. Do I also detect a bit of sweetness? Well done!
There is an aftertaste in this soup that was also in last week’s chunky soup (the barley with tomatoes and spinach), and I am trying to figure out what it is. Did you change one of your ingredients recently (like the tomatoes, or the veg stock?). I like the soup but remember the taste from last week’s soup and am trying to figure it out by looking at the ingredients. I LOVED the bread cubes in this soup – what a great thickener. I have to try that myself.
I bought this soup at the White House farmer’s market and it made a great dinner. I hope you continue selling at the market. See you next week.
Just finished scraping the bottom of my bowl wishing I had more of the soup to eat…YUM!!!
Yikes! Sorry not a fan of this soup. I’m not big on onions and they’re too prominent in this soup for me. Could use more white beans and less of other ingredients. Oh well.
I absolutely loved the flavor of this soup!!! The bread really gave a heartiness to the soup and I like the fresh greens! Hope to eat this soup again soon!
I greatly enjoyed this hearty, full-flavored (with a smoky undertone) soup during lunch today, and I’ll be sure to order it when it’s offered again.
I love Ribolleta soup (after being fortunate enough to have tried it first in Florence) and was excited about this soup arriving on my door step. I liked it, and enjoyed eating it. But, I didn’t love it. There was something bitter about it. I probably wouldn’t order it again, but I wouldn’t push it away if it was served to me! I like the idea of putting pesto on it; I think it would counteract the bitterness and add some more rich olive oil taste.
My favorite soup yet! Deep flavor, good texture, plenty of garlic, excellent stuff! I also added the parmesan— I don’t think it needed anything else.
A request: I’d appreciate a label on the actual soup with it’s name and maybe a list of ingredients. I’ve usually forgotten what I ordered by the time it comes out of my fridge.
I was given this soup as a gift. Having made a ribollita soup for 25 years, I can applaud this creation of Sarah.
This was quite possibly the best soup I’ve ever eaten. I keep watching the menu hoping it will appear again.
LOVED this – wonderful comfort soup!
This soup was very good. Four spoons!
Unfortunately, this soup lacked flavor and spice. It was quite bland and overly cooked. I could not finish eating this one.
This is my favorite of all of Soupergirl’s soups (and that’s a bold statement to make considering I’ve been loving many of these soups for the past year). Chunky vegetables that are very tasty yet so healthy!
We gave this soup 4 stars. The beans were just crunchy enough — not too mushy. The flavor was tasty. The soggy bread in the soup was different, but it tasted pretty good.
I’m with JB — best ever!
I’m with JS — Best ever!