Name: Tomato and Sweet Pepper Soup
Yield: Serves 10-12
Cuisine: Soups, Stews, Chowders
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons oil; 3 onions, peeled and sliced; 3 to 4 green or red bell peppers, cored and chopped; 2 stalks celery, diced; 1-1/2 pounds tomatoes, peeled and chopped, or 3 cups (28-ounce can), drained; Salt and pepper, to taste; 7 cups boiling water; zest and juice of 1 lemon; Yogurt

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Flavors meld as this soup sits, and it tastes even better the second day.

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons oil

3 onions, peeled and sliced

3 to 4 green or red bell peppers, cored and chopped

2 stalks celery, diced

1-1/2 pounds tomatoes, peeled and chopped, or 3 cups (28-ounce can), drained

Salt and pepper, to taste

7 cups boiling water

zest and juice of 1 lemon

Yogurt

Instructions

In a soup pot over medium heat, warm oil. Add onions and cook until soft. Add green peppers, celery, tomatoes, and salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 30 minutes. Add boiling water and increase heat. Cook for 5 minutes. Add lemon zest and juice. Remove pot from heat and cool slightly. Press through a food mill and serve individual portions topped with yogurt.

Soup can be served warm or cold.