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Spicy Island Gazpacho

Ingredients

  • 3 large tomatoes (2 chopped 1 dice)
  • 1 cucumber (peeled and chopped)
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 1 green pepper medium
  • 1 chile (mild to hot optional)
  • 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
  • 2 ½ cups of tomato juice
  • 1 cup of clam juice (optional)
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • 3 teaspoon of vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon of olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • A dash of worcestershire sauce (optional)
  • A few dashes of tabasco
  • 2 to 3 leaves of cilantro
  • 1 small avocado (diced)

Directions

Place tomatoes in a large bowl put in the onion, garlic, cucumber, pepper and chile. Pour the lime juice and vinegar, mix, let stand for 2 hours. Pour tomato juice over mixture add the clam juice, olive oil, paprika, salt, black pepper, cumin, worcestershire and tabasco. Pour mixture into blender and blend until smooth, chill for 2 hours, add tomato juice if too thick , serve Gazpacho cold with diced avocado and cilantro as top garnish.

Serves 6

Recipe sent by: Cristino Alicea from Florida.


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