Easy Gazpacho

Total Time

Prep: 5 min. + chilling

Makes

4 servings

Updated: Oct. 15, 2022
There's plenty of garden goodness in every bowl of this fresh-tasting soup that Marlene Muckenhirn dishes up in Delano, Minnesota. Served chilled, it's perfect for a summer meal.

Ingredients

  • 2-1/2 cups reduced-sodium tomato juice
  • 3 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 to 3 drops hot pepper sauce
  • 4 large tomatoes, chopped and divided
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1 medium green pepper, chopped
  • 1/4 cup fat-free croutons

Directions

  1. In a blender, combine the tomato juice, vinegar, oil, garlic, salt, hot pepper sauce and half of the tomatoes; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.
  2. Add the onion, cucumber, green pepper and remaining tomatoes. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until chilled. Garnish with croutons.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/2 cups: 203 calories, 11g fat (2g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 285mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 4g fiber), 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 vegetable, 2 fat.