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SOUP - Chilled Tomato Soup with Sage
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| Chilled Tomato Soup with Sage First, you’ll need to make fresh tomato sauce, which is the base for the soup. Ingredients for Tomato Sauce: | |
| 2 pounds | fresh, ripe tomatoes |
| 1 teaspoon | sea salt |
| 2 tablespoons | olive oil |
| Directions: Coarsely chop the tomatoes into a heavy saucepan dish and stir in the salt. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer gently for 25 minutes. You can simmer it longer if it seems too thin. Then simply puree the mixture in a blender. Now you’re ready to make the soup. Ingredients for Tomato Soup with Sage: | |
| 3 cups | homemade tomato sauce |
| 1 medium | zucchini, diced |
| ¼ pound | fresh green beans, cut into small pieces |
| 1 medium | onion, sliced thinly |
| 4 large | sage leaves, minced |
| 1 clove | garlic, minced |
| 1 teaspoon | lemon zest |
| 1 ¾ cups | water |
| Sea salt to taste | |
Olive oil for sautéing
Directions:
In a heavy saucepan, sauté the beans, onion, and zucchini in olive oil. Stir in the garlic and lemon zest; sauté for about 4 minutes. Add the tomato sauce and water, and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Stir in the sage and simmer for a few minutes more; then remove from heat. Cool soup to room temperature, then chill in the refrigerator and serve cold. Makes 3 to 4 servings.
When you enjoy this wonderful soup, you’re nourishing your bones with all the healthy ingredients, including sage. But sage does more than just benefit your bones. In fact,
Sage Has Many Healthy Properties
Here are just some of them:
Wards off colds and flu (you can steep it as a warming, immune-boosting tea in the wintertime)
Anti-inflammatory
Antiseptic (tea can be used as a wound wash)
Improves mood and lifts depression
Promotes cardiovascular health by relaxing the vascular system
Enhances concentration and attention span
Improves memory
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