Gazpacho Caribeño

Ingredients

• 3 large tomatoes (2 chopped 1 dice)
• 1 cucumber (peeled and chopped)
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1 green pepper medium
• 1 chile (mild to hot optional)
• 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
• 2½ cups of tomato juice
• 1 cup of clam juice (optional)
• ¼ cup lime juice
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 3 teaspoon of vinegar
• 1 teaspoon of olive oil
• 1 teaspoon of paprika
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
• a dash of Worcestershire sauce (optional)
• a few dashes of tabasco
• 2 to 3 leaves of cilantro
• 1 small avocado (diced)

Directions

1. Place tomatoes in a large bowl put in the onion, garlic, cucumber, pepper and chile.
2. Pour the lime juice and vinegar, mix, let stand for 2 hours.
3. Pour tomato juice over mixture add the clam juice, olive oil, paprika, salt, black pepper, cumin, Worcestershire and tabasco.
4. Pour mixture into blender and blend until smooth, chill for 2 hours, add tomato juice if too thick, serve cold with diced avocado and cilantro as top garnish.