California Walnuts | Essential Food for Health

Servings

4

Prep Time

30 min

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs. (about 5) ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped
• 1 small red or green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups tomato juice
• 1 1/2 slices white bread, torn in pieces
• Salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce, to taste (optional)
• 4 low-fat flour tortillas (for serving)
• Herbed Walnuts (see "related recipes")

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, garlic, onion, vinegar, tomato juice and bread.
2. Process the soup in batches in a food processor or blender just until it is coarsely puréed--it should not be too smooth.
3. Return the soup to the large bowl, cover, and chill thoroughly.  Before serving, if the soup seems too thick, stir in some tomato juice.
4. Season with salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce to taste, if desired.
5. Ladle the soup into bowls and top each serving with Herbed Walnuts (see recipe in "related recipes") and tortilla.  Serves 4.