SOUPS

                                                        Cold Tomato Soup

4 cups tomato juice
1 small onion diced finely
2 cups chopped tomatoes
1 cup green pepper chopped
1 tsp honey
1 clove garlic minced
1 large cucumber diced
2 scallions, chopped
juice of 1/2 lemon
juice of 1 lime
2 tbsp wine vinegar
1 tsp tarragon
1 tsp basil
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp Tobasco sauce
2 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

• Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and puree in a blender or food processor.
• Chill for 2 hours and serve.

Cold Tomato Soup

Coconut chicken soup

3/4 lb boneless chicken
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 14oz. cans coconut milk
2 cups water
2 or 3 tbsp of minced ginger
(an amount equivalent to an 1 inch
section of ginger)
4 tbsp fish sauce
1/4 cup lime juice
2 tbsp sliced scallions
1 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro
Red chili powder (or cayenne pepper)
to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric

• Cut chicken into thin strips and saute in oil for 2-3 minutes until the chicken turns white.
• In a pot, bring coconut milk and water to a boil. Reduce heat. Add everything except the scallions
   and fresh cilantro.
• Simmer for 10-15 minutes, until the chicken is done.
• Sprinkle with scallions and fresh cilantro and serve steaming hot.

Coconut chicken soup