Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Tomato Soup

 
Harvest time is one of my all time favorite times!
This year I came across a cold tomato soup recipe that I am in love with.
Be aware this is for the over abundance of tomatoes in the garden,
but then I took almost everyone of them this week that had ripened just for this.
Photo doesn't do it justice.
Delicious~

Chilled Tomato Soup with Avocado Salsa
from Williams-Sonoma

2 Tbs. olive oil
5 large shallots, finely diced (about 1 cup)
4 lbs. (8 or 9 medium) ripe, juicy tomatoes, cored and cut into big pieces
3 fresh thyme sprigs
1 cup tomato juice (water or chicken broth works too) I used 2 cups
1 tsp. sea salt
Freshly ground pepper, to taste

For the salsa:
1 ripe, firm avocado
1 shallot, finely diced
2 Tbs. fresh lime juice
1 Tbs. finely chopped fresh cilantro
2 tsp. olive oil
Sea salt, to taste
Sour cream or creme fraiche for garnish

Directions:
In a wide heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, warm the olive oil.  Add the shallots and cook,
stirring often, until softened but not browned.  about 5 minutes.  Add the tomatoes, thyme, tomato juice,
salt and pepper.  Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes.

Pass the soup through a food mill (I put it in blender).  If the taste and texture are a little thin, return the soup to very low heat and cook, stirring frequently, until thick and flavorful.  Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.  Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours or overnight.

To make the salsa, peel, pit and dice the avocado.  In a medium bowl, toss the avocado with the shallot,
lime juice, cilantro and olive oil.  Season with salt.  Ladle the soup into individual bowls.  Top each with a spoonful of salsa and a spoonful of sour cream.  Serves 4 to 6.

Enjoy!

10 comments:

Kathy Walker said...

I adore tomato soup but have never had it chilled....I see a new adventure in my future!

GardenOfDaisies said...

Sounds yummy. I love anything tomato-ey.

Angela McRae said...

Oh, yippee! We still have tomatoes growing like crazy around here, so this is a perfect soup to try. Sounds delicious!

Steph said...

I bet it's great!

Laurie said...

I've never heard of cold tomato soup, but this sounds intriguing Marilyn.

Jeanne said...

I love all you share and thank you for your kind visits and words.
Love Jeanne

Enjoy these glorious autumn days.
Love and hugs

Linda P said...

The tomato and avocado combination sounds delicious. At the moment we're using all our fresh tomatoes for sandwiches and pasta dishes, but this recipe looks interesting. I wonder if you could eat it warm?

Rosemary said...

This looks delicious, Marilyn! And I just happen to have some shallots in the fridge, and a ton of tomatoes on the counter! Oh, yum!

Jeanie said...

We're on the same wavelength! I made some awesome gazpacho this weekend. But that salsa -- what a fabulous idea!

Tracy said...

This looks so good, Marilyn! I've not dabble much with chilled soups... I tend to prefer soups warm, especially in this cool climate of ours! I will save this one try though! Happy Days ((HUGS))