Summer Salad Soup

Ingredients

• 1 small clove garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 46-oz can tomato juice
• 1/4 cup salad oil (I used extra light olive oil)
• 2 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tomatoes, finely diced
• 1 cucumber, peeled and diced
• 1 green pepper, finely diced
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion