Gazpacho
With juicy, ripe summer tomatoes available it’s time for delicious gazpacho.
Ingredients
- 3 cups ripe summer tomatoes cored and chopped
- 1/3 cup chopped red onion
- 1 cucumber peeled, chopped
- 1 sweet red bell pepper or green seeded and chopped
- 1-2 tbs chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tbs chopped fresh chives
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tbs freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tsp sugar or honey
- salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
- 6 or more drops of Tabasco sauce to taste
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 4 cups tomato juice
Instructions
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Combine all ingredients in blender. Blend to desired consistency. Place in non-metal, non-reactive storage container, cover tightly and refrigerate overnight, allowing flavors to blend.
Recipe Notes
Toppings can include sour cream, chives, shredded cheese and croutons. You could also mound cooked shrimp or crab to ritz it up a notch.