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3 | medium plum tomatoes, seeded and roughly chopped |
1 | large cucumber, peeled |
2 | green onions, washed |
1 | red pepper |
2 | cloves garlic |
11 oz. | regular tomato juice |
8 oz. | Spicy V8 Tomato juice |
2 T. | olive oil |
1/3 c. | red wine vinegar |
1 t. | Kosher salt |
1 t. | pepper |
2 | limes |
1. In a food processor fitted with a blade attachment place 6 oz. of regular tomato juice, the red pepper, onions and garlic. Pulse 3-4 times. Add the cucumber and tomatoes. Pulse 3-4 times. Add the rest of the regular tomato juice, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper. Pulse 3-4 times. Finally, add in the spicy tomato juice and olive oil. Pulse 1-2 times.
2. Chill in the fridge until ready to serve. When serving, squeeze the juice of ½ lime over each bowl and stir in to each portion.
There are plenty of great recipes for gazpacho. If you’d like to sweeten it up a bit add some fruit like cantaloupe or honeydew. If you think you need more heat, swirl in a few splashes of Tabasco to give it a boost.
This recipe, from start to finish, takes about 15 minutes.
My daughter doesn’t love cold soup yet – she thought this was salsa – but was game for dipping a few chips in it. My husband, well, you can see me swatting his hand away from the Cuisinart above!
Printed from: https://thenaptimechef.com/2010/07/moms-nearly-famous-gazpacho-webisode-31/