Chilled Creamy Peach Yogurt Soup

A deliciously fruity soup to cool you down on a hot Summer day! From the cookbook Soup Makes the Meal.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 lbs  ripe  peaches, peeled (6 or 7 med-sized ones)
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  lemon, juice of
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups plain yogurt
• 1 -2  cup  lemonade, to your taste
•  chopped fresh  lemon thyme or  mint leaf, for garnish (optional)

Directions

1. Cut the peaches into large chunks over the bowl of a food processor, discarding the pits.
2. Add the sugar and lemon juice and process into a smooth puree.
3. Pour the puree into a med-sized bowl.
4. Whisk in the vanilla and yogurt.
5. Stir in 1 cup of the lemonade.
6. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
7. Chill the bowls you plan to serve this in.
8. Just before serving, check the consistency.
9. If it seems to need some thinning (it shouldn't be very thick), stir in enough of the remaining 1 cup of lemonade to achieve the correct texture.
10. Serve in the chilled bowls, garnishing with lemon thyme or mint, if desired.