Gazpacho
Healthy vegetables are the basis of this cold, tasty soup. For a spicier version, use spicy V8 juice.6 ServingsPrep: 20 min. + chilling
Ingredients
- 6 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 1 cup chopped peeled cucumber
- 1 cup chopped red onion
- 4 cups tomato juice
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Dash hot pepper sauce
- 3 tablespoons minced chives
- Chopped sweet yellow pepper, optional
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber and
- onion. In another large bowl, combine the tomato juice, oregano,
- basil, salt, garlic, pepper and hot pepper sauce; pour over
- vegetables. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Sprinkle with chives and yellow pepper if desired. Yield: 6
- servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1-1/2 cups soup (calculated without yellow pepper) equals 80 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 797 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 3 g protein.