gazpacho

Ingredients For gazpacho

• 1 c

  tomato juice or v8 (for an additional vegetable kick)
• 1 tsp

  tabasco
• 1 Tbsp

  granulated sugar
• 1 Tbsp

  salt (add salt in 1 teaspoon increments and taste each time; it will depend on how ripe and juicy your tomatoes are as to how much salt you need)
• 1

  fresh squeezed lemon
• 2 md

  carrots, washed, peeled and rough chopped
• 1

  red onion, washed, peeled and rough chopped*
• 2 md

  green peppers*
• 2 or 3 stalk

  celery, washed and rough chopped*
• 2 lg

  ripe tomatoes
• 1 md

  cucumber,washed, peeled and seeded
• * amount of onion, green pepper and celery should be about the same