Gazpacho dipping sauce

192 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
18ouncesPlum tomatoes; halved and seeded
English cucumber; unpeeled
½smallRed bell pepper; cored
½smallGreen bell pepper; cored
½Red onion
½teaspoonChopped garlic
1⅓cupTomato juice; chilled
½cupOlive oil; plus
teaspoonOlive oil
2tablespoonsSherry vinegar
¼teaspoonHot pepper sauce
Salt; pepper

Directions

Cut tomatoes, cucumbers, red and green bell peppers and onion into 1½-inch square pieces. Add garlic, tomato juice, olive oil, vinegar and hot pepper sauce. Process in batches in food processor. Vegetables should be finely chopped but not pureed. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Refrigerate.

MAKES 4 cups. Each 1-teaspoon serving: 7 calories; 2 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 1 gram fat; 0 carbohydrates; 0 protein; 0.03 gram fiber.

>from "Big Dippers," Los Angeles Times; 97-Nov-28 >kitPATh 98-Feb >mc-recipe

Notes: Use as a cocktail sauce for seafood; Possible dipping sauce for some appetizers, such as eggrolls. Core bell peppers by removing seeds and the ribs.

Recipe by: Barbara Figueroa, executive chef at Ivars, Seattle Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh <phannema@...> on Feb 01, 1998