Gazpacho Soup – The Very Best

I love cold soups in the summer and I have been known to serve company cold soups even in the winter months so…..This is lovely, fresh and truly company fare.

• 2 tbsp. chopped flat leaf parsley
•  1 small clove garlic, minced
•  1 1/2 tbsp. grated onion
•  1/4 cup cucumber, peeled and diced (seeds removed)
•  1/4 cup finely diced celery (peeled)
•  1/4 cup yellow or orange bell pepper, diced
•  1/2 cup finely diced firm Roma tomatoes
•  2 tbsp. Crisco oil
•  pinch of pepper
•  generous pinch of salt
•  1/2 tsp. basil leaves chopped
•  1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
•  2 tbsp. wine vinegar
•  1/2 tsp. Worchestshire sauce
•  1/4 tsp. Tabasco sauce
•  3 cups tomato juice
•  croutons

Mix together all the vegetables and spices. Stir in lime juice, vinegar, Worchestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and tomato juice.

Cover with plastic and refrigerate for at least 4-6 hours. Serve with croutons and you could even add a dollop of homemade creme fraiche.

Yuuummmyyy! (not a mistake). This is yummy.