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Low Fat Chilled Yellow Tomato Soup With Avocado Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus 1 teaspoon
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 3 1/2 pounds yellow tomatoes, chopped, 8 cups
- salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 ripe hass avocado
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus 2 tablespoons, slivered
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped shallot
- 1/3 cup seeded and diced ripe red tomato
- 1/3 cup yellow pear tomatoes, halved
- 2 small tomatillos, husked and diced
Method
- In a large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat.
- Add onions and cook, covered, stirring occasionally until translucent, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add chopped yellow tomatoes; cook, uncovered, until pulpy, about 20 minutes.
- In a blender or food processor, puree tomato mixture in 2 batches.
- Press through a fine sieve into a large bowl, discarding skins and seeds.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours or overnight 3.
- Just before serving, peel and pit avocado.
- In a small bowl, mash avocado, chopped cilantro, lime juice and shallot into a coarse puree.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- In another small bowl, toss red tomato, yellow pear tomatoes and tomatillos with remaining 1 teaspoon oil.
- To serve, ladle soup into 6 chilled soup plates.
- Place a scoop of avocado puree in the center and surround with some of the tomato mixture.
- Garnish with slivered cilantro and a grinding of black pepper.
- Developed by Charlie Trotter, Charlie Trotter’s, 816 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, IL, (773) 248-6228.
MAKES ABOUT 6 CUPS, FOR 6 SERVINGS.
- Calories per serving; 4 grams protein; 9 grams fat1 grams saturated fat; 21 grams carbohydrate; 480 mg sodium; 0 mg cholesterol; 4 grams fiber

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