Fresh tomato juice would make this a raw dish.
Ingredients
1 clove
garlic (peeled and mashed) 1 tablespoon
olive oil 2 tablespoons
lemon or lime juice (or 1- 2 TBS vinegar) 1
red bell pepper (cored, seeded and cut into 1/2" pieces) 1
medium cucumber (peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2" pieces) 2
tomatoes (cored and cut into 1/2" pieces) 8 ounces
vegetable juice (Kundsen Very Veggie [low carb and low sodium], V-8 or any tomato juice) 1 pinch
sea salt (to taste) 1
red onion (finely chopped, optional) 1
celery stalk (cut into 1/4" pieces, optional)Yields:
Instructions
Place the garlic, oil and citrus juice or vinegar in a food processor and pulse to mince the garlic. Add the pepper and cucumber. Pulse to chop. Add the tomatoes and vegetable juice and process just to blend — it should still be a bit chunky. Taste and add salt if needed. Serve in individual bowls. Garnish with red onion, celery and chopped herbs. Serve with hot sauce on the side. (Recipe♦666)