Fresh Tomato Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 large ripe tomatoes, halved crosswise and seeded
• 3 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• sugar
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil or 3 tablespoons cilantro leaves
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 using a grater over a wide bowl, hold the rounded side of a tomato half and rub the cut side against the large holes of the grater until all that remains is the skin; discard the skin.
• 2 repeat with remaining tomato halves.
• 3 stir vinegar into the tomato soup and season with salt, pepper, and a pinch of sugar if desired.
• 4 cover and refrigerate until well chilled.
• 5 stir the soup well and ladle into chilled shallow bowls.
• 6 drizzle each serving with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and sprinkle the basil on top.
• 7 serve immediately.