Gazpacho Soup—Warm Weather Fare

Name: Gazpacho Soup—Warm Weather Fare
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 2 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks; 1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and cut into chunks; 1 medium yellow onion, cut into chunks; 1/2 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks; 1 clove garlic, peeled; 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco or other hot sauce; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream; 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and cubed

January 24, 2012

Cooks' Note

Primarily a vegetarian dish, it is healthy and not too filling. If you use a hothouse cucumber, you won’t have to bother with seeding it. (The seeds in other cucumbers could impart a bitter taste.) Puréeing in a blender will produce a smoother soup than doing so in a food processor.

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