Cool Tomato Soup Recipe

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It's easy to crave soup-even on a hot day-when it's chilled and filled with the fresh flavors of summer. Serve a tomatoey batch as an appetizer or a side for a main dish salad. —Wendy Nickel, Kiester, Minnesota

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Cool Tomato Soup Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + chilling

Yield: 9 Servings

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Ingredients

4 cups tomato juice, divided
5 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
2 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded and cut into chunks
1 medium green pepper, quartered
1 medium sweet red pepper, quartered
1 medium onion, peeled and quartered
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
4 cups cubed bread, crusts removed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Fat-free sour cream, fat-free croutons and parsley, optional

Directions

In a blender, cover and process 1 cup tomato juice and half of the tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onion, garlic and thyme until chopped. Transfer to a large bowl. Repeat.
Place vinegar and remaining tomato juice in the blender. Add the bread; cover and process until smooth. Add to vegetable mixture; stir in oil and pepper.
Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving. Garnish with sour cream, croutons and parsley if desired. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup (calculated without optional ingredients) equals 124 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 405 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Cool Tomato Soup in Country Woman June/July 2008, p39