Tomato Soup with Feta, Olives and Cucumbers

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Serving size:4
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Tomato Soup with Feta, Olives and Cucumbers

This pretty, fresh-tasting tomato soup is David Chang’s riff on Greek salad: He tops it with tomatoes, olives, honeyed cucumbers and feta.

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
  • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 3/4 cup pitted Niçoise olives
  • 2 tbsp oregano leaves
  • 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
  • kosher salt
  • 1 small Kirby cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 5 tomatoes, chopped
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 oz feta cheese, preferably Greek, crumbled (1/2 cup)
  • baby greens, for garnish

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan, heat the 6 tablespoons of oil. Add the onion, olives and oregano and cook over moderately low heat, stirring, until the onion is softened, about 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in both vinegars. Season with salt. Cool to room temperature.
  2. Meanwhile, in a bowl, toss the cucumber with 1/2 tablespoon of the honey and season with salt.
  3. In a blender, puree the chopped tomatoes with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of honey and season generously with salt and pepper.
  4. Pour the soup into shallow bowls. Top with the onion-olive mixture, cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices and feta. Drizzle with olive oil, garnish with baby greens and serve.

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Recipe Credit: David Chang
Image Credit: John Kernick