Black Bean Gazpacho

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups chopped peeled and seeded tomatoes
• 1 (12 ounce) can spicy vegetable juice
• 1 cup cubed cooked ham
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans or 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup chopped and seeded cucumbers or 1/2 cup summer squash or 1/2 cup zucchini (or combination)
• 1/2 cup chopped green sweet peppers or 1/2 cup yellow sweet pepper
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
• 2 tablespoons italian salad dressing
• bottled hot pepper sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl combine tomatoes, juice, ham, beans, cucumber or squash, chopped pepper, green onions, and dressing.
• 2 cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours.
• 3 if desired, serve with bottled hot pepper sauce.
• 4 makes 4 main-dish servings.
• 5 *note:if you're not so hot about hot and spicy food, you can use regular vegetable juice, or even the reduced-sodium version.
• 6 make-ahead tip: combine ingredients; cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours.