Chilled Greek-Style Tomato Soup with Avocado-Feta Salad

Chilled Greek-Style Tomato Soup with Avocado-Feta Salad

Ingredients

  • 4 vine-ripe or Roma tomatoes (about 1 pound total), coarsely chopped

  • 1 5.5-ounce can tomato-vegetable juice, such as V8

  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed

  • 1 small red onion, coarsely chopped

  • 1 tablespoon fresh oregano

  • 1 tablespoon red wine or sherry vinegar

  • Zest and juice of a lemon, divided

  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 2 ripe avocados, chopped

  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Directions

In the jar of a blender, combine the tomatoes, juice, garlic, onion, oregano, vinegar, lemon zest, and some salt and pepper.  Puree the mixture until smooth and adjust the seasonings as needed with some salt and pepper or a dash more vinegar.  Chill the soup for at least 1 hour or until ready to serve.  

To serve the soup, toss the chopped avocados and feta together with the juice of the lemon.  Ladle the soup into chilled bowls and garnish with the avocado & cheese.  Serve.