Great Summer Gazpacho

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 medium ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 medium cucumber, seeded and chopped
• 1 cubanelle pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 slices dry italian bread or 2 slices dry french bread, broken into pieces
• 2 cups tomato juice or 2 cups v 8 vegetable juice
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• cracked black pepper
• cucumber, seeded and diced
• green pepper, seeded and diced
• hard-boiled egg, diced
• green onion, finely chopped
• ham, diced
• potato chips, broken into small pieces
• garlic-flavored croutons

Recipe

• 1 in two batches puree all ingredients in the blender together until smooth.
• 2 let sit in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• 3 serve in small bowls or mugs with any or all of the garnishes available at the table.