Spicy Datil Pepper Gazpacho – Vegan Recipe - OSA Gourmet

Ingredients

• 1 large English cucumber, peeled, and seeded if necessary, cut into 1/2″ slices
• 1 large red bell pepper, stemmed and seeded, and cut into wedges
• 2 pounds of ripe red tomatoes cut into wedges or 2 (14.5 ounce cans) Hunts No Salt Added Diced Tomatoes or 1 (28 ounce can) Hunts No Salt Added Diced Tomatoes
• 1/2 large red or white sweet onion, quartered
• 1 clove garlic
• 3-4 Tablespoons red wine or sherry vinegar, to taste
• 2 Tablespoons OSA Gourmet Datil Zest
• 1 Tablespoon OSA Gourmet Snake Bite Datil Pepper Hot Sauce
• 2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 cup V8 Cocktail Juice or tomato juice (I use the no added sodium versions)
• 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive oil, plus more for drizzling over soup if desired
• Quartered cherry tomatoes, diced bell pepper, and diced cucumber for garnish
• Torn fresh herbs for garnish, basil, chives, cilantro or green onions are all good
• Freshly toasted croutons, if desired
• Fresh lime wedges, if desired