Green Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup forest ham black thinly sliced chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 cup chicken broth low-sodium
• 2 tablespoons olive oil extra-virgin
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 cups scallions thinly sliced (from 1 bunch)
• 2 lb unripe tomatoes green chopped
• 1  turkish or 
• 2 cups water 

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

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.
2. Add scallions, garlic, and bay leaf and cook, stirring occasionally, until scallions are tender and lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes.
3. 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.