Well it’s getting too warm for bean soup so will have to come up with something for warm/hot weather. Perhaps borsch soup?
My favorite cold soup is Gazpacho, very plain:
Gazpacho
2 Large Tomatoes
1 Large Cucumber
1/3 C. Red Wine Vinegar
1/3 C. Olive Oil
1 Medium Onion
1/4 tsp. Hot Pepper Sauce (Tabasco)
1 Medium Green Pepper
1-1/2 tsp. Salt
1 Pimiento, drained (opt.)
1/8 tsp. Black Pepper
24 oz. Tomato Juice
2 Cloves Garlic
¼ Cup Chopped Chives (garnish)
Sour Cream (garnish)
In electric blender, combine:
1 Tomato
½ Cucumber
½ Onion
¼ Green Pepper
Pimiento, if used
½ Cup Tomato Juice
Blend at high speed to puree.
In a large bowl, combine pureed vegetables with remaining Tomato Juice, Olive Oil, Vinegar, Hot Pepper Seasoning, Salt and Pepper. Refrigerate covered until well-chilled, at least 2 hours.
Refrigerate 6 serving bowls.
Chop separately the remaining Tomato, Cucumber, Onion and Green Pepper. Just before serving, crush the garlic and add to soup with the rest of the chopped vegetables.
Serve with garnish of Chives and Sour cream.
I usually use a regular can of diced tomatoes instead of the one tomato that goes in the blender, and then chop up some fresh tomatoes for the ‘whole veggie’ part. And I peel the part of the green pepper that doesn’t get blended, because green pepper with the skin can be very fibrous and chewy.
(And I don’t add the Pimento. Don’t like Pimento ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW-PDbGJTBY
Do yourself a favor. Try this. It is great hot or cold. I prefer ground lamb but beef is good too. Perfect summer food. Serve with yellow rice with raisins
http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/geelrys-yellow-rice-123728.