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Basil Tomato Juice Recipe

Put some zing in your next brunch buffet with this homemade tomato juice. Fresh basil and hot pepper sauce accent the garden-fresh tomato flavor. You can put it in containers and freeze it, if you wish. —Bonnie Hawkins, Elkhorn, Wisconsin

This recipe is:

Diabetic Friendly

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Basil Tomato Juice Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 55 min. + chilling

Yield: 13 Servings

20 55 75

Ingredients

8 pounds ripe tomatoes, quartered
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Directions

In a stock pot, combine the tomatoes, celery and onion. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
Cool slightly; put tomato mixture through a sieve or food mill. Return to the pan. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; cool. Transfer to a pitcher; cover and refrigerate until chilled. Yield: about 2-1/2 quarts.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 66 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 215 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 2 vegetable.

Originally published as Basil Tomato Juice in Taste of Home April/May 2008, p47