Ww 1 Point - Cool Tomato Soup With Ginger And Lemon

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small vidalia onions or 1 small other sweet onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 3 lbs ripe tomatoes, cored and chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/4 cups cold water
• 6 -12 paper thin lemon slices, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat; add the onion and cook, stirring, until tender, 5 minutes.
• 2 stir in the ginger and cook 1 minute more.
• 3 add the tomato and salt; bring to just a boil.
• 4 reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are soft and juicy, about 15 minutes.
• 5 pass the tomato mixture through a food mill or sieve (to remove the seeds and skin) and return it to the pot.
• 6 allow to cool to room temperature.
• 7 stir in lemon juice and enough cold water to make 6 cups.
• 8 if serving immediately, divide among 6 soup bowls and top each with 1 or 2 lemon slices.
• 9 or cover and refrigerate up to 2 days; let stand 30 minutes at room temp before garnishing and serving.
• 10 1 point per serving (1 cup).