A dream from 1001 Nights: Tomato-MaKao soup

Winning Recipe: 4th PureRaw Recipe Contest 2013, RawFood Award

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A Dream from 1001 Nights: Tomato-MaKao Soup

Recipe by Cindy M. from Berlin

Ingredients

• 500 g tomatoes
• 50 g dried tomatoes
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 pinch of sea salt
• 3 sprigs of lemon thyme
• 1 handful of chopped cilantro
• 3 sprigs of oregano
• 100 g date paste
• 150 g figs
• 10 g dried barberries
• 100 g chopped nut mix
• 3 tbsp MaKao-Classic in lukewarm water
• 1 tsp cinnamon (variety: Ceylon)
• 2 tsp Ras el Hanout (North African spice blend)
• 1 tsp cumin
• Ginger, pepper, chili to taste

Topping

• 3 tbsp coconut cream
• Yogurt of choice
• Lemon juice
• chopped mint

Preparation

1. Chop the tomatoes and garlic, add salt, and purée.
2. Chop the cilantro, thyme, and oregano and stir in.
3. Chop the dates, figs, and nuts and stir in.
4. Mix the Makao in water, and combine with the cinnamon, Ras el Hanout, cumin, grated ginger, pepper, and chili.
5. Add the spice mixture to the tomato soup and stir well.
6. The soup is now ready :)
7. For the topping, simply combine all ingredients and drizzle over the soup (this takes the edge off the heat a little)