Garden Gazpacho with White Beans Recipe - Flavorful Vegetarian Spanish Dish

Ingredients

• 4 medium plum tomatoes , chopped
• 2 medium cloves of garlic , minced
• 1 medium green or red bell pepper , chopped
• 1 medium cucumber , coarsely chopped
• 1 small onion , chopped
• 1 small jalapeño or serrano pepper , seeded and minced
• 2 tbsp minced fresh basil
• 1.5 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp hot pepper sauce , or to taste
• 0.25 tsp salt
• 0.25 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1.25 cups canned small white beans , rinsed and drained
• 2 cups tomato juice