Serve this cold soup as a light entree, a lunch dish, or as a first course.

Ingredients:

3 large ripe red tomatoes, cored, seeded, and cut up

2 medium cucumbers, seeded and cut up

2 medium orange sweet peppers, seeded and cut up

1 jalapeno, seeded and cut up

1 clove garlic, minced

1/3 cup lime juice

2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves

1 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger

1/4 tsp sea salt

Lime wedges and green onions

In a large bowl combine tomatoes, cucumber, orange sweet peppers, jalapeno, and garlic.  In a food processor, process mixture, half at a time, with several on/off turns until you have large chunks.  Place all of the mixture in the food processor bowl.  Add lime juice, honey, cilantro, ginger, and 1/4 teapoon sea salt.  Cover and process with several on/off turns until the mixture is just a little chunky.  If desired, season to taste with additional sea salt.

To serve, ladle soup into bowls. Serve with lime wedges and green onions.  Makes 4 (1 1/4 cup) servings.

countryhome.com Sept 2008