Honey Lime Gazpacho

Serve this cold soup as a first course, a light entree, or lunch dish. A great way to use home grown veggies!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3  large  very ripe tomatoes, cored, seeded, and cut up
• 2  medium cucumbers, seeded and cut up
• 2  medium orange sweet bell pepper, seeded and cut up
• 1  jalapeno, seeded and cut up
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄3 cup lime juice
• 2  tablespoons honey
• 2  tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  grated fresh ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt
•  ice cube
•  lime wedges and green onion
•  v- 8  juice (optional)

Directions

1. In a large bowl combine tomatoes, cucumber, orange sweet peppers, jalapeño, and garlic. In a food processor process mixture, half at a time, with several on/off turns until you have large chunks. Place all of the mixture in the food processor bowl. Add lime juice, honey, cilantro, ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt. Cover and process with several on/off turns until the mixture is just a little chunky. If desired, season to taste with additional sea salt. Can add a small amount of V-8 juice if your soup is too dry.
2. To serve, place 2 to 3 ice cubes in each of four shallow bowls; ladle soup over ice. Serve with lime wedges and green onions.