Vegan Soupe à L'Oeuf, Provençale

[Garlic Soup with Poached Eggs]

...it certainly has been soup weather around here...

...this is just the Garlic Soup without the flax seed goo/kala namak/olive oil liason that we used in the AÏGO BOUÏDO...

...simmered for 1/2 hour and strained into a bowl...Julia strains hers into a saucepan and poaches the eggs in the soup...but since we're using Vegan Poached Eggs that won't be necessary...

...Put a round of hard toasted French bread in each soup plate...

...and top with a Vegan Poached Egg...

...and then pour on the soup...

...it makes for a very pretty presentation...it would be a perfect 'company' soup...

...and it was warm and garlicky and delicious...just what we needed...

Substitutions: Vegan Poached Eggs

Recipe here: Mastering the Art of French Cooking

p. 47-48