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Serves 6

I know what you're thinking - cold soup deal is a foo-foo dainty little thing that belongs at an old ladies garden party. Wrong - it's big and bold and full of flavor and deserves to be made. Plus all you need is a blender... period.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 yellow peppers, seeded & cut into big chunks
  • 4 medium ripe tomatoes, seeded and quartered
  • 2 cucumbers, peeled & seeded
  • 1/2 large onion, in big chunks
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons hot sauce, I like Cholula
  • 1/4 cup Cilantro
  • 2 ounces tomato juice or Bloody Mary mix
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Steps

  1. The key is to blend everything, so if you can fit everything in the blender the first time, go ahead and blend until smooth but still a bit chunky
  2. If you need to do it in 2 shifts, do that - eventually everything will fit for a final blend, but don't blend it too perfect
  3. Save some yellow pepper and dice it fine to serve over the top with a little cilantro