Ingredients

• 3 lb Tomatoes, peeled and seeded
• 2 tbsp Tomato paste
• 1 cup Buttermilk (can also use almond milk or other non-dairy buttermilk substitute)
• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 Avocado, mashed to a puree
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp Finely minced fresh parsley
• 3 tbsp START! Original Hot Curry Sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Garnish: finely diced cucumber, red onion, and carrot as desired

Preparation

• Puree tomatoes in a food processor, then press through a sieve to remove seeds.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the pureed tomatoes, tomato paste, buttermilk, and oil.
• Toss pureed avocado with 1 tablespoon lemon juice to hold the color.
• Add the avocado, remaining lemon juice, and parsley to the tomato mixture; stir to mix well.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper, and a generous number of drops of START! Original Hot Curry Sauce.
• Refrigerate several hours before serving.
• At serving time, taste soup for seasonings.
• Ladle into individual bowl and have guest garnish their portions with cucumber/red onion/carrot mix and sour cream (can use non-dairy sour cream as well).
• Pass START! Sauce around to add more piquancy.