A vibrant and refreshing warm or chilled soup. Choose fresh ingredients and this recipe will prove to your tastebuds how delicious and satisfying simple food can be!

2 lbs  heirloom tomatoes
3 cloves  garlic
3-4  shallots
1/4 cup  Highwood Crossing Organic Canola Oil
2 Tbsp  red wine vinegar or red wine
3/4 tsp  chili flakes
1 Tbsp  salt
1 tsp  pepper
2 cups  tomato juice
1/2 cup  basil

Chop the garlic and the shallots finely. Sauté in a large saucepan over medium heat in half the amount of oil until shallots are soft and translucent. Rough chop the tomatoes and stir into the garlic and shallots. 

Stir in the chili flakes, salt and pepper. Pour in the vinegar and tomato juice and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the basil and the remaining canola oil and puree mixture in a blender or food processor.