Rich Tomato Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 3/4 cup chopped green peppers or 3/4 cup sweet red pepper
• 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freah snipped basil or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (optional)
• 2 cups tomato juice
• 1 cup buttermilk
• fresh basil leaves or lime slice

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan cook onion and green or sweet red pepper in margarine till very tender.
• 2 stir in basil and ground red pepper, if desired.
• 3 cook and stir for 1 minute more.
• 4 remove from heat.
• 5 in a blender container combine cooked vegetable mixture, tomato juice, and buttermilk.
• 6 cover and blend till smooth.
• 7 return mixture to saucepan and heat through.
• 8 or, chill thoroughly.
• 9 garnish each serving with fresh basil leaves or lime slices, if desired.