Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 ½ cups chopped red pepper
  • 3 teaspoons fresh basil, OR 1 teas dried basil
  • ¼ teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 3 11.5 oz cans of tomato juice
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Directions

1. In small saucepan cook onion and red pepper in butter until tender. Stir in basil and ground pepper. Remove from heat.
2. In a blender combine onion mixture, tomato juice and buttermilk. Blend until smooth.
3. Return the soup to the pan to heat through. Garnish with basil leaves in desired.

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