Greek Tomato Soup (domatosoupa)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 sun-dried tomatoes, snipped
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 large spanish onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 medium leek, washed & finely chopped ( part and just a little green)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, with the juice (petite diced)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 orange, zest of (grated)
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint, finely chopped
• 4 1/2 cups herb broth (herb broth)
• 1 1/2 cups greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, minced

Recipe

• 1 soak the sun-dried tomatoes in the boiling water until soft. in a mortar and pestle, pound the sun-dried tomatoes with their liquid to a paste.
• 2 in a heavy-bottomed soup pot, saute onion and leek in olive oil until translucent.
• 3 add diced tomatoes. add sun-dried tomato paste and sugar. continue cooking over a moderately high heat for 2-3 minutes. stir in the garlic, grated orange zest, and mint, and cook another 2-3 minutes. gradually add the herb broth, cover, and simmer for 30-45 minutes longer. (soup may be prepared ahead of time up to this point.)
• 4 in a bowl, mix together yogurt and flour until smooth. gradually add a spoonful of hot soup, stirring contantly. add another spoonful of soup, then slowly add yogurt mixture to soup pot, stirring constantly. continue cooking soup over a gentle heat, stirring, being careful not to let mixture curdle.
• 5 adjust seasonings, then add the fresh parsley. serve immediately.