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How To make Chilled Tomato Yogurt Soup (Weir)

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3 cups plain yogurt
3 medium ripe red tomatoes

peeled
seeded and chopped 2 garlic cloves :

peeled
ends removed -- minced 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1 1/4 cups cold milk
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
OR fresh lemon juice coarse salt freshly ground black pepper 6 small dill sprigs
Line a strainer with 2 to 3 coffee filters or cheesecloth. Set over a bowl and place the yogurt in the strainer. Refrigerate for 2 hours to allow the whey (liquid) to drip from the yogurt. Discard the liquid and place the yogurt in a medium bowl. Add the tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, dill and milk. Combine well. In a blender, puree the mixture in batches, if necessary, until smooth. Pour into a bowl, add the vinegar and season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill for at least 1 hour. At serving time, ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with dill sprigs. Makes 6 servings (about 6 cups).
[per serving: 109 calories (51% from fat), 6 grams fat (3 grams sat. fat), 9 grams carbohydrate, 5 grams protein, 70 mg sodium, 15 mg cholesterol, 169 mg calcium, 1 grams fiber.]
Notes: Tested by Susan Selasky for the Detroit Free Press Test Kitchen July 29, 1998
Kitpath@earthlink.net 8/27/98

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