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by Chef John Simmons
Summary: This chilled vegetarian soup with Mediterranean tradition is created with summer vegetables and day old bread. A Great dish to make the night before.
Cooking time (duration): 15 minutes
Number of servings (yield): 6
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Ingredients
- 4 tomatoes
- 1 c bread – any stale or “day old” bread
- 1 ½ c tomato juice
- 2 Tbsp cider vinegar
- 1/4 c extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cucumbers
- 2 red peppers
- 2 tsp salt
- ¼ c olive oil
- 1 small sweet onion
- 2/3 sprigs fresh cilantro
- 2-3 sprigs parsley
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- ¼ jalapeno pepper
Instructions
- Put bread in a bowl and pour tomato juice over it. Then add vinegar and olive oil. Set aside.
- Score the bottom of each tomato with an “X”. This will make the skin easier to remove.
- Put tomatoes in boiling water for about 1 minute.
- Remove from boiling water and remove skins.
- Cut the tomato in half and squeeze the sides out and discard.
- Cut up tomato and add to blender.
- Peel cucumbers. Cut in half and using a spoon scrape out the seeds and discard. Cut up cucumber and add to blender.
- Cut red pepper, remove seeds and white insides. Cut up and add to blender.
- Add ½ to 1 c tomato juice to blender.
- Add the following to blender: 2 tsp salt, ¼ c olive oil, cut up one small onion, cilantro, parsley and garlic cloves.
- Blend all ingredients.
- Add bread a few pieces at a time and blend to thicken mixture.
- Also add ½ of a jalapeno pepper and blend.
- If it gets too thick, think with more tomato juice.
- Refrigerate – mixture will thicken over night in refrigerator.
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