Icy Garden Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs ripe tomatoes
• 2 inches chunk french bread or 2 inches italian bread
• 2 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
• 1 small red pepper, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped,optional
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup tomato juice
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cucumber, peeled and diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• sour cream

Recipe

• 1 peel, core and quarter tomatoes.
• 2 soak bread in a small bowl of cold water for 2 minutes.
• 3 squeeze out the excess moisture.
• 4 put all ingredients, except garnishes, in a large bowl and stir well.
• 5 working in batches, blend the mixture in a food processor or blender until almost smooth.
• 6 taste for seasoning.
• 7 place garnishes in small bowls and serve.
• 8 serve cold topped with your favorite garnishes and a dollop of sour cream.