Description
This cool summer soup is a veritable celebration of tomatoes for true fans of the garden goodie.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large tomatoes, stem and core removed
- 1 cucumber
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- ½ small onion, peeled
- 1 tablespoon cilantro
- 3–4 fresh basil leaves
- 2 limes
- 2 cups water
- a large handful of cherry tomatoes
- coarse salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- cayenne pepper
- extra virgin olive oil
- more basil for garnish
Instructions
- Roughly chop the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, and garlic on a cutting board and place in a large bowl or blender. Add in the cilantro, basil leaves, salt, the juice from 1 lime and water.
- Blend all the above ingredients together until very fine and smooth. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl 2-3 times. Save the pulp to use in cooking. Great for use in a sauce base.
- Strain the liquid through a cheese cloth 2 more times into a bowl.
- Cut the other lime in half and squeeze the juice into the clear consommé. Cover the bowl and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and place in a serving bowl.
- When the consommé has chilled, remove it from the refrigerator and ladle the consommé over the cherry tomatoes.
- Season with salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, fresh basil leave and a drizzle of olive oil and enjoy.
- Prep Time: 40 mins
- Category: Soup