Lean and Green Gazpacho
"An attempt to create a Lean and Green Gazpacho recipe for my MediFast diet plan, this recipe is scaled for three vegetable servings in the Green portion of the meal. "Cooking time" includes the 2 hours of chilling time for the flavors to meld a bit."
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
1 1.5 cup serving
- Serves:
- 1
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1⁄2 cup tomato puree
- 1⁄8 cup chili pepper, seeded and diced (Anaheim or Serrano)
- 1⁄4 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
- 1⁄8 cup onion, peeled and diced (red or green)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic (finely chopped or minced)
- 1 tablespoon vinegar, red wine
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon hot sauce (more or less to taste)
- 1⁄8 teaspoon basil
- 1⁄8 teaspoon dill weed
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground pepper
directions
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend.
- Pour into a container with a lid and store in the refrigerator for at least two hours to allow flavors to meld.
- Serve very cold. A small dollop of fat-free sour cream is a nice touch if your diet allows it.
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My husband, two sons, and I just moved to Fresno after having lived in the Palm Springs area since 1995. These days, I am primarily a stay at home mom, homeschooling our 15 year old son and trying to help our 20 year old son get started in life. In my previous life, I worked as a researcher for not for profit organizations of various types, mostly in the area of fund raising.
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