Chilled Spanish-Style Tomato Soup - From the Test Kitchen

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats while canola oil is more budget-friendly.

cured ham

🥗Healthier: turkey ham

💰Cheaper: bacon

Turkey ham offers a leaner option, while bacon is often more affordable.

Make an X in the bottom of each plum tomato and drop them into boiling water for 20 to 30 seconds

Transfer tomatoes to an ice water bath to cool and stop cooking

Peel the skin off the tomatoes after cooling

Quarter the peeled tomatoes for easier blending

Add 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil to the blender

Smash a small clove of garlic and add to the blender

Add 1/2 cup toasted blanched almonds to the blender

Add 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar to the blender

Season with salt and pepper to taste

Blend the mixture until smooth

Chill the blended soup in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving

Serve the soup cold and top with hard-boiled egg and cured ham

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