Secret Recipes

Oriental Gazpacho

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 6 ripe medium tomatoes, halved
• 1 medium cucumber
• 1 medium zucchini
• 1 medium green bell pepper seeded and chopped
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 1/8 tsp Tabasco sauce
• Finely chopped scallions (to garnish)
• Canned lo mein noodles (to garnish)

Process the olive oil, vinegar, half of the tomatoes, the cucumber, the zucchini, half the green bell peppers and 1/2 cup (4 fl. oz) of the vegetable broth in a blender or food processor and transfer to a large bowl.

Servings:

4 to 6