Green Chile Gazpacho – New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds of vine-ripened tomatoes (peeled, seeded, and chopped)
• 1 cup tomato juice (from the tomatoes you will be boiling)
• 1 cup cucumber (peeled, seeded, and chopped)
• 1/2 chopped red bell pepper
• 1/2 chopped red onion
• 1/2 green chile, chopped
• 1 medium garlic clove (minced)
• 1/4 extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon toasted, ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons of fresh basil leaves, chiffonade (cut in long, thin strips)