Chilled Tomato And Vodka Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 -5 roma tomatoes (about 1 pound)
2 celery ribs
3 green onions
1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded
1/2 cup vodka
2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1 cup tomato juice
1 tablespoon horseradish (optional)
salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped

Preparation

Remove cores from tomatoes, then drop them into boiling water for 1 minute. Let cool slightly then peel off skins and chop.
Dice celery, green onions and jalapeno pepper. Put all these ingredient inot a blender. Add vodka and lemon juice. Blend.
Add tomato juice and horseradish. Blend again, then season.
Chill. Serve sprinkled with fresh chives.