Citrus Spice Clear Tomato Soup
Yield
8 servingsPrep
15 minCook
15 minReady
30 minIngredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
2 ½ | pounds |
tomatoes
ripe, fresh |
|
1 ½ | cups | water |
|
8 |
celery stalks
chopped |
*
|
|
2 |
carrots
sliced |
*
|
|
1 |
onions
chopped |
*
|
|
1 |
green bell peppers
seeded, chopped |
*
|
|
5 | whole | cloves |
*
|
salt and black pepper |
*
|
||
2 | teaspoons | sugar |
|
2 | tablespoons | lemon juice |
|
Directions
Cut up the tomatoes and put them, with the water, into a soup-pot.
Add the celery, carrots, onion, green pepper, and cloves.
Bring the soup to a boil, reduce the heat and add the salt andamp; pepper to taste, and sugar.
Simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice.
Strain.
Note:
You can put the vegetables in the food processor and then sieve the juice out of the chopped veggies using the back of a wooden spoon)
Correct the seasonings and serve either hot or cold.
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