African Tomato Avocado Buttermilk Soup

Name: African Tomato Avocado Buttermilk Soup
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Regional Cuisine
Ingredients: tomatoes; tomato paste; buttermilk; olive oil; avocados; lemon; parsley leaves; salt; black pepper; red hot pepper sauce; cucumbers; sour cream

Submitted by pjb

A cold tomato avocado buttermilk soup.

YIELD

8 servings

PREP

5 min

COOK

0 min

READY

5 min

Ingredients

POUNDS TOMATOES
peeled and seeded

TABLESPOONS TOMATO PASTE

CUP BUTTERMILK

TABLESPOON OLIVE OIL

WHOLE AVOCADOS
mashed to a puree *

WHOLE LEMON
juice of *

TABLESPOONS PARSLEY LEAVES
finely minched

X SALT
to taste *

X BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

X RED HOT PEPPER SAUCE
to taste *

X CUCUMBERS
peeled, seeded and diced *

X SOUR CREAM
or plain yogurt *

Directions

Purée tomatoes in a food processor or food mill, then press through a sieve to remove seeds. In a large mixing bowl, beat the puréed tomatoes, tomato paste, buttermilk, and oil.

Toss puréed avocado with 1 tablespoon lemon juice to hold the color. Add the avocado, remaining lemon juice, and parsley to the tomato mixture; stir to mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and a generous number of drops of hot pepper sauce.

Refrigerate several hours before serving.

At serving time, taste soup for seasonings. Ladle into individual bowl and have guest garnish their portions with cucumber and sour cream. Pass hot pepper sauce around to add more piquancy.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.