Gazpacho For Joe

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups tomato juice
• 3 tablespoons virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice, fresh
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, diced
• 1 small onion, minced
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon dill weed
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon parsley, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon cilantro
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled, sliced lengthwise

Recipe

• 1 in a blender, combine tomato juice, olive oil, lemon juice and diced cucumber; blend well.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix the tomatoes, onions, bell pepper and celery; divide in half.
• 3 put half of this vegetable mixture in the blender with the tomato juice mixture and blend well.
• 4 add this blended mixture to the large bowl of vegetable mixture and mix well.
• 5 to this mixture add the vinegar, tabasco sauce, worcestershire sauce, sugar, dill weed, pepper, parsley and cilantro; mix well.
• 6 cover & chill before serving.
• 7 garnish each bowl with a slice of cucumber.