Gazpacho

Gay Gilmore's Note:

The best summer soup ever.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 4 cups tomato juice
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic , minced
• 1 medium bell pepper , minced
• 2 teaspoons honey (optional)
• 1 medium cucumber , peeled seeded and minced
• 2 scallions , minced
• ½ lemon, juice of
• 1 lime, juice of
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped basil
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped tarragon
• ¼-½ teaspoon cumin
• ¼ cup minced fresh parsley
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt , to taste
• pepper , to taste
• cayenne , to taste
• 2 cups diced fresh tomatoes

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a large pot.
2. Refrigerate til ready to serve.

Reviews

[SaraFish]

Oh my goodness - this is fabulous! I also processed most of the veggies (and kept out a small handful of each first - to add later). I didn't have red wine vinegar so I subbed 4 tablespoons of red wine vinagrette salad dressing and left out the olive oil. I used dried basil and dried tarragon but fresh parsley. I added a scant teaspoon of salt, 1/4 t of pepper and 1/8 t cayenne plus a few dashes of tabasco and it was seasoned beautifully. And best of all - hang on to your hats - I used CANNED tomatoes!! I know, I know....purist gazpacho chefs will hate me....but it was excellent! I used one 16 ounce can of peeled, diced tomatoes with juice. Delicious!

[MarinersFan]

This is a wonderfully delightful gazpacho recipe. I only added my own personal preferences to complete this dish. First was my all-time favorite herb which is cilantro and secondly I garnished with some diced avocado. Superb! Delicioso!

[Judi Caston]

Very good Gazpacho recipe, I processed most of the veggies in this recipe in a food processor, in stages, so as not to make the consistency too mushy. I also upped the amount of cumin to a generous teaspoon, and added a minced jalapeno pepper, zesty and delicious!