Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2009

Tried this with V8. I thought the taste was just average, my wife didn't like it.

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mrappetite

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Home Town: Momence, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: May 19, 2009

Tweaked it just a bit. Used V8 as others suggested - garlic direct to soup (as others suggested). Rather than pimentos, I used diced green chili's. Very, very good and will make it again. Thanks......... Oldfart

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2008

This is so healthy as so delicious! It really wasn't hard to make either. YUM!

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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2008

This was a very good Gazpacho recipe, although I still made some changes to suit my personal tastes. Instead of plum tomatoes, I used two fairly large heirloom tomatoes that I picked at a farm the day before (I like more tomatoes in my gazpacho). Instead of canned tomato juice, I used juice that I had strained from seeds of tomatoes I'd used for sauce the previous day (much brighter, fresher taste) - I only used about 10 ounces of juice. I omitted the olive oil and hot sauce, as well as the garnishes (I even left the garlic out). I added an entire bunch of cilantro, because I simply love that flavor with tomatoes. I will definitely be making this again (but with all my above-mentioned changes)!

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Orianna

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2008

Awesome~ The flavors mixed together nicely after sitting for several hours before serving. I added a littl more hot sauce for our preference!

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AMBROSIA1968

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2008

For a little extra "oomph" - substitute Bloody Mary mix for the tomato juice.

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Chuck Wesserling

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2008

I don't use tomato juice because I don't like it, so I just put two tomatoes in the food processor with the other ingredients as noted, then chopped the other two. I enjoyed this dish a great deal and will take the left-overs for lunch tomorrow! I served it with some corn on the cob.

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Christine and Matthew

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Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2008

I followed this to the letter and the recipe is easy and very tasty. I like the idea of adding cilantro (another reviewer)- I love cilantro, but I know that not everyone does. Not that it needs cilantro, but it would give additional dimension. The one negative thing about this recipe is the use of a blender. My blender is the standard 40 oz Hamilton Beach and it was not up to the task of pureeing the vegetables (smelled the motor burning!) - I transferred everything to the food processor which worked great for this task and in an instant.

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sammydog

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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2008

This recipe is fantastic! I made it last summer while I was pregnant (and had so many things I could NOT eat!) and I just dug out the recipe to make it again this year! Its easy, healthy, and really tasty.

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Reviewed: May 30, 2008

Very good recipe. I prefer to blend all the ingredients and for some crunch, I cut up some granny smith apples and put them on top. It adds a sweet twist. Also, I reduced the amount of oil.

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Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2008

I skipped the olive oil and I'm glad I did. I food processed the onion, cucumber and cilantro (added the cilantro) instead of blending. I think it ends up being a little chunkier that way. I also switched out the onion for a combination of shallots and green onions. Finally, I probably used 25% less tomato juice and just added until I got the consistency I wanted.

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2007

I didn't like it at all. I thought it tasted like salsa. Maybe I did something wrong

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2007

Very refreshing, although thick. Substitued the pimentos for jalapenos as we have an allergy in the family, and it turned out great. So easy since you don't need to cook anything but the croutons, and it makes enough to be frozen easily. I found this to be even more delicious the next day

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CHELS

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Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2007

This is great!

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Lauryl

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Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2007

Very easy and lovely on a hot evening.

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2007

I first got tried gazpacho in Mallorca and just loved it. This is the closest recipe I have found to it. The first time I made this recipe I followed it to a T but found it tasted to much like canned tomatoes. I now substitute about 8 roma tomatoes instead of the 2 cans of tomato juice and find it tastes much better and fresher.

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cwallace

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Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2007

This recipe was so much fun to make! As a newly married couple, my husband and I like to try new recipes together. The only changes I'd make is to adjust the red wine vinegar. The amount listed is a bit too salty. I tried white wine vinegar instead and no pimentos.

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Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2007

Love this soup. I have mad it multiple times and have gotten creative and no longer measure the ingredients. I use V8 instead of tomato juice and sometimes use red onion instead of white. It even tastes great using roasted red peppers instead of pimento.

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