French in a Flash: Cold Tomato and Tarragon Soup

Name: French in a Flash: Cold Tomato and Tarragon Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 118 milliliters baguette crumbs, or fresh bread crumbs; 118 milliliters extra virgin olive oil, plus more for garnish; 3 Tbsps fresh tarragon leaves (from approximately 2 large stems), plus more for garnish; 2 cloves garlic; 113 grams crumbled fresh goat cheese, for serving; 1 red bell pepper, seeded and in chunks; 3 Tbsps red wine vinegar; 6 servings Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste; 2 teaspoons sugar; 473 milliliters tomato juice; 1 Vidalia onion, in chunks; 1 kilograms vine tomatoes, seeded and in chunks

French in It is perfect for Autumn. Head to the store and pick up salt and freshly cracked pepper, vine tomatoes, tarragon leaves, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large blender, place all the ingredients EXCEPT the bread crumbs and the goat cheese. Blend everything together until almost completely smooth. Taste, and season well with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Breadcrumbs

Goat Cheese

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Blender

Add the breadcrumbs to the blender, and just whiz to incorporate. To make baguette crumbs, take the stale butts of old baguettes and smash them in a food processor. I always keep a baggie of these in my freezer, but any fresh bread crumbs will do. Just avoid heavily flavored breads like rye.

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Breadcrumbs

Baguette

Rye

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Decant the soup into a pitcher or punch bowl, and cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Soup

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Bowl

Serve in mugs or bowls with some crumbles of fresh goat cheese and whole tarragon leaves, and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Tarragon

Goat Cheese

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Bowl

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Servings:

118milliliters

baguette crumbs, or fresh bread crumbs 118milliliters

extra virgin olive oil, plus more for garnish 3Tbsps

fresh tarragon leaves (from approximately 2 large stems), plus more for garnish 2cloves

garlic 113grams

crumbled fresh goat cheese, for serving 1

red bell pepper, seeded and in chunks 3Tbsps

red wine vinegar 6servings

Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste 2teaspoons

sugar 473milliliters

tomato juice 1

Vidalia onion, in chunks 1kilograms

vine tomatoes, seeded and in chunks

Recommended wine: Bordeaux, Champagne, White Burgundy

Bordeaux, Champagne, and White Burgundy are great choices for French. French wine is just as diverse as French food, but you rarely go wrong with champagne. If your meal calls for a white wine, you might also try a white burgundy. For a red, try a red bordeaux blend. You could try Terra Blanca "ONYX" Mountain Bordeaux Blend. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 103 dollars per bottle.