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Ripe tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, garlic and onion, and sometimes stale bread, blended raw into a smooth cream with olive oil and lemon juice or vinegar; chilled, thinned with ice-cold water and served cold, with chopped vegetables on the side.

⏱ 6 min
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan
Versions:Original🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Coarsely chop the tomatoes, red pepper, green pepper, cucumbers and onion.
    KnifeCutting board
  2. 2
    Blend the tomatoes, red pepper, green pepper, cucumbers, bread, garlic and onion in a blender until the soup is smooth.
    Blender
  3. 3
    Add the olive oil, lemon juice, salt and black pepper and stir, then transfer to a bowl.
    Bowl
  4. 4
    Cover the bowl and keep in the fridge, until the soup is very cold.
    Refrigerator
  5. 5
    Before serving, add the water to the soup and stir.
  6. 6
    Serve cold.
    Ladle
265calories
4 gprotein
18 gcarbs
19 gfat
● protein 6%● carbs 27%● fat 66%

Per serving (379 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6)

  • Blender · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Stick blender (Less smooth, mainly for liquids) · Food processor (Less smooth with liquids)
  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Ladle · Also works: Measuring cup (Cup) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Slow)

By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.

⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: Red pepper · Green pepper · Cucumber · Stale bread · garlic · onion · Lemon juice · Vinegar · Cold water for thinning · Water for soaking the bread · Paprika · Cumin · Grinding time (minutes) (2–3) · Chilling time (at least) (2 hours) · Olive oil for drizzling · Basil on top · Cherry tomatoes on top · Ice for serving · Yogurt · Dill · Tomatoes blanched and peeled (time) (30 seconds) · Chopped herb on top · Diced cucumber for serving · Diced tomato for serving · Diced pepper for serving · Toasted bread for cubes on top
  • What to blend it in: for the blender
  • Blending cue: , until the soup is smooth
  • Bread soaking time (minutes): a few

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