Cold Summer Soup

Name: Cold Summer Soup
Cuisine: Palestinian
Ingredients: 1½ tsp salt; ½ tsp pepper; ¾ cup grated carrot; 1½ tbs freshly squeezed lemon juice; Chopped basil for serving; 1 medium radish; 3–4 cucumbers; 3–4 medium cold tomatoes; 2 cups cold tomato juice; 1 garlic clove; 1 hot pepper; 1 green pepper

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Palestinian Cuisine

By Christiane Dabdoub Nasser

Published 2000

About

This is my own version of a summer soup, an absolute delight to quench one’s thirst and provide some nourishment on hot days when appetites are low. There was one summer when I had planted tomatoes and green peppers in my garden and was proud to serve this soup right off the tree!

Ingredients

3–4 medium cold tomatoes
3–4 cucumbers
1 medium radish
1

Asia
Palestine
Soup
Vegan
Gluten-free
Summer

Method

Chop the cold tomatoes, cucumbers, radish, green pepper, hot pepper and garlic in a food processor and add the tomato juice, lemon juice and salt and pepper in the process. Transfer to a bowl and add the grated carrot. Sprinkle with the chopped basil and serve. You can also serve this soup in individual bowls; it makes about six servings. Serve with qras b’za’tar (thyme bread) and a bowl