Belle Meade Frozen Tomato - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups tomato juice
3 cups Hellmann's mayonnaise, plus more for garnishing
1 small onion, finely chopped
3/4 cup crushed pineapple
1/4 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup cottage cheese
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 drops Tabasco sauce (to taste)
salt and white pepper
red food coloring, if desired
boston lettuce leaves or bibb lettuce

Preparation

Combine 2 cups of the tomato juice, 1 cup of the mayonnaise, the onion, pineapple, cream cheese, cottage cheese, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco in a blender. Blend until smooth and pour into a bowl. Combine the remaining tomato juice and mayonnaise in the blender and blend until smooth. Add enough food coloring so that it is the color of a very ripe tomato -- otherwise, it will be pale pink. Add it to the mixture in the bowl and whisk until combined. Season with salt and pepper and more Tabasco if needed.
Pour into a 2-inch-deep baking dish (use a sieve if you want a smoother texture) and freeze.
Arrange lettuce on 10 salad plates and place 1 or 2 scoops of frozen tomato on top. Add a dollop of mayonnaise if desired.