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Cooking with Barbara Brown

 

 

 

 

Gazpacho 

  • 2 small tomatoes, quartered

  • 1-1/2 cups low sodium tomato/vegetable juice, chilled

  • 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves

  • 1 small garlic clove, chopped

  • ¼ cup chopped, seeded cucumber

  • 2 tablespoons chopped red onion

  • 1 tablespoon jalapeño pepper (or to taste), chopped

  • 1/4 tsp. ground cumin

  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
     

  1. Freeze tomatoes in a plastic bag until hard, about 3 to 4 hours. Frozen tomatoes will keep up to one week.

  2. Place frozen tomatoes, juice, cilantro, garlic, cucumber, red onion, jalapeño, cumin and lime juice in a blender. Purée until well blended and almost smooth. Serve immediately.

 Yields 2 servings.  

Nutrition Facts
Servings per recipe: 26.....................
Amount Per Serving
Calories 807..........................                      Calories from fat 9
............................................................           % Daily Value
Total Fat 1g............................     81                        44     1%
.........   Saturated Fat trace1                                              0%
Cholesterol 0mg.....3                                                        0%
Sodium 54mg........                                            n             2%
Carbohydrate 9g...... ......                                                 3%
............Dietary Fiber 4g........                                           15%
Protein 3g................................................                        6%
Vitamin A: 31%
             Vitamin C: 117%               Folacin: 6%
Calcium: 5%.........       Iron: 11%            
         Potassium: 23% 

Source: Modified from original source: American Institute for Cancer Research at http://www.aicr.org/site/PageServer

Provided by:

Barbara Brown
Food Specialist
OSU Cooperative Extension Service
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-6141
bbrown@okstate.edu