Fresh Tomato Soup

Wonderful when you have alot of tomatoes from the garden! Cook time is chill time

• Ready In: 2 hrs 5 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3  large  ripe tomatoes, halved crosswise and seeded
• 3  teaspoons  white balsamic vinegar
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper
•  sugar
• 3  tablespoons  finely chopped fresh basil or 3  tablespoons cilantro leaves
• 2  tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Using a grater over a wide bowl, hold the rounded side of a tomato half and rub the cut side against the large holes of the grater until all that remains is the skin; discard the skin.
2. Repeat with remaining tomato halves.
3. Stir vinegar into the tomato soup and season with salt, pepper, and a pinch of sugar if desired.
4. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled.
5. Stir the soup well and ladle into chilled shallow bowls.
6. Drizzle each serving with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and sprinkle the basil on top.
7. Serve immediately.