Green Tomato Soup

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 oz thinly sliced Black Forest ham, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced scallions (from 1 bunch)
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic (2 cloves)
• 1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf
• 2 lb green unripe tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• Garnish: sour cream (optional)

1. Heat oil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook ham, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add scallions, garlic, and bay leaf and cook, stirring occasionally, until scallions are tender and lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes.
2. Add tomatoes, broth, water, salt, and pepper and simmer, partially covered, until tomatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Discard bay leaf and season soup with salt and pepper.

extravirgin olive oil, ham, scallions, garlic, turkish, green unripe tomatoes, chicken broth, water, salt, black pepper, sour cream

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/green-tomato-soup-230446 (may not work)