Easy Gazpacho Recipe

Simple Gazpacho Recipe

Ingredients:

* 3 ripe vine tomatoes
* 1 small cucumber
* 1 small yellow onion
* 1 sweet green bell pepper
* 3 cups vegetable juice (try using V-8 or some other commercial brand)
* one fourth cup red wine vinegar
* one third cup extra virgin olive oil
* dash of chipotle-flavored Tabasco (or some other brand) sauce
* salt and pepper to taste

Prep


1. Quarter the tomatoes, being careful to cut out the bitter tasting core. Peel the cucumber and cut it into small pieces (each about one inch thick). Peel and chop the onion, cutting it into small pieces. Slice the green bell pepper, avoid using the seeds, core, top, and bottom of the pepper.
2. Place all of the chopped ingredients into a strong blender (use a Vita-Mix if you have one). Next, add the vegetable juice, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. Finally, shake in the Tabasco sauce to taste (more if you want a spicier kick) and add pinches of salt and pepper to your liking.
3. Run the blender on its highest speed for about two minutes, until all the gazpacho is completely liquid. Pour into a deep plastic serving bowl, cover and store in the refrigerator. Leave it in the refrigerator at least 6 hours, preferably over night to allow the soup to season. Add more salt, pepper or Tabasco to suit your taste.
4. This recipe makes about 5 cups of gazpacho, enough to serve 8 to 10 people.

Suggestions:

Serve the gazpacho chilled.