Although fall just began, this is a throw back to summer. It’s a refreshing chilled tomato soup. The tomatoes are perfectly ripe now and this soup is light and simple to make. It’s a twist on a Greek salad, but re-invented as a soup.

• 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 3/4 cup pitted Nicoise olives
• 2 tablespoons oregano leaves
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
• Kosher salt
• 1 small kirby cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 5 tomatoes
• Fresh ground black pepper
• 4 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 ounces feta cheese (1/2 cup) (Optional)

In a medium saucepan, heat the 4 tablespoons of oil. Add the onion, olives and oregano and cook over moderately low heat.  Stir until the onion is softened, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat and add both vinegars. Season with salt. Cool to room temperature.

In a bowl, toss the cucumber with 1/2 tablespoon of honey and season with salt.

In a blender, puree the chopped tomatoes with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of honey and season generously with salt and pepper. A good blender, cuisinart, or immersion blender is one of my most important kitchen tools!

Pour the soup into shallow bowls. Top with onion-olive mixture, cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices and feta. Drizzle with olive oil, garnish with greens or oregano leaves and serve. Serves 4

Source: Food and Wine