High Summer Soup – New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association

Ingredients

• 4 large fresh tomatoes, peeled and diced
• ½ English (or any seedless) cucumber, peeled and finely diced
• ½ cup finely diced red bell pepper
• ¼ cup minced green onion
• 1 large jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 pinch dried oregano
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• Salt
• ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil