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Black Bean Gazpacho
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 20 Minutes
Servings: 4
Wonderful and healthy light lunch or first coarse. A fast and easy make ahead gazpacho. My sisters recipe.
Ingredients:
3 cups chopped peeled and seeded tomatoes
1 (12 ounce) can spicy vegetable juice
1 cup cubed cooked ham
1 (15 ounce) can black beans or 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup chopped and seeded cucumbers or 1/2 cup summer squash or 1/2 cup zucchini (or combination)
1/2 cup chopped green sweet peppers or 1/2 cup yellow sweet pepper
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
2 tablespoons italian salad dressing
bottled hot pepper sauce (optional)
Directions:
1. In a large mixing bowl combine tomatoes, juice, ham, beans, cucumber or squash, chopped pepper, green onions, and dressing.
2. Cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours.
3. If desired, serve with bottled hot pepper sauce.
4. Makes 4 main-dish servings.
5. *Note:If you're not so hot about hot and spicy food, you can use regular vegetable juice, or even the reduced-sodium version.
6. Make-Ahead Tip: Combine ingredients; cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours.
By RecipeOfHealth.com