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Cold Fresh Tomato Soup

Here’s a great way to take advantage of late summer’s sublime tomatoes. Use the ripest tomatoes possible.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    6 servings

Ingredients

3 pounds flavorful tomatoes, quartered
1 cup tomato juice, or as needed
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil or dill
1 to 2 scallions, minced, optional
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place all the ingredients in a food processor and process to a chunky puree.

    Step 2

    Transfer to a serving container and serve at once, or cover and refrigerate until chilled, if desired.

  2. Menu

    Step 3

    Cold Fresh Tomato Soup (this page)

    Step 4

    Pasta “Tuna” Salad (page 60)

    Step 5

    or

    Step 6

    Pasta and Broccoli Salad (page 58)

    Step 7

    Fresh Italian bread

  3. nutrition information

    Step 8

    Calories: 53

    Step 9

    Total Fat: 0g

    Step 10

    Protein: 2g

    Step 11

    Carbohydrate: 11g

    Step 12

    Cholesterol: 0mg

    Step 13

    Sodium: 141mg

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