Chilled Strawberry Soup Recipe - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 4 garlic cloves, smashed
• 5 cups strawberries, stemmed and quartered, plus more for serving
• 1 English cucumber, peeled, stemmed, quartered
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• ½ green bell pepper, diced
• 1 (28-ounce) can tomato juice (San Marzano preferred)
• ⅔ cup red wine vinegar, plus more
• ⅔ cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 2½ (1-inch-thick) slices sourdough, crusts removed and diced into medium-sized cubes
• 4 thyme sprigs
• Salt
• Sheeps milk feta, marcona almonds, black pepper, and parsley for serving