Whetting My Appetite

I often double, triple, or even quadruple the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs very ripe tomatoes, quartered and diced
• 1/2 English cucumber, peeled and diced
• 1/2 red pepper, cored and diced
• 1/2 yellow onion, sliced and diced
• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1″ ginger root, minced
• 1″ turmeric root, minced
• Leaves from 2 thyme sprigs
• 16 leaves of basil
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp coriander seeds

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in large soup pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for approximtely 30-40 minutes. Blend with hand blender until creamy. Enjoy.

Unused portion may be frozen in serving-sized containers.