Recipe: Gazpacho

We topped this soup with whole wheat bread with a goat cheese spread.

Ingredients

1 seedless cucumber, halved, but not peeled
2 red bell peppers, cored and seeded
4 plum tomatoes
1 red onion
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups tomato juice
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1) Roughly chop the cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions into one inch cubes.

2) Put each vegetable separately into a food processor and pulse until it is coarsely chopped. Do not overprocess!

3) After each vegetable is processed, combine in a bowl and add the garlic, tomato juice, vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper.

4) Mix well and chill before serving. The longer, the better.