(Serves 6)

 

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)

2 1/2 cups of tomato juice

1 cup of clam juice (optional)

1/4 cup lime juice

1/2 teaspoon of salt

3 teaspoon of vinegar

1 teaspoon of olive oil

1 teaspoon of paprika

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

A dash of worcestershire sauce (optional)

A few dashes of tabasco

2 to 3 leaves of cilantro

1 small avocado (diced)

Procedure

Place tomatoes in a large bowl put in the onion, garlic, cucumber, pepper and chile. 

Pour the lime juice and vinegar, mix, let stand for 2 hours. 

Pour tomato juice overmixtureadd the clam juice, olive oil, paprika, salt, black pepper, cumin, worcestershire and tabasco. 

Pour mixture into blenderand blend until smooth, chill for 2 hours, add tomato juice if toothic , serve cold with diced avocado and cilantro as top garnish.