Chilly Chile Pepper Gazpacho
- 6 large tomatoes, cored, halved, and seeded
- 1 medium onion, cut in wedges
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut up
- 1 medium yellow sweet pepper, seeded and cut up
- 4 medium jalapenos or 4 medium serrano chili peppers or 2 medium habanero peppers, seeded and cut up
- 2 (11 1/2 ounce) cans spicy vegetable juice
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
- chopped fresh chives (optional) or cilantro (optional)
- Heat oven to 425F Place tomatoes (cut sides up), onion, and garlic on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Roast 30 minutes or until tomato skins are charred.
- Peel off tomato skins.
- Place tomatoes in food processor.
- Cover; process until smooth.
- Transfer to large serving bowl.
- Place onion, garlic, cucumber, sweet pepper, and chile peppers in food processor.
- Cover; pulse with on/off turns until chopped to desired consistency.
- Add processed vegetables, vegetable juice, lemon juice, olive oil, sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp black pepper to tomatoes.
- Stir to combine.
- Cover; chill at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
- Spoon gazpacho in bowls.
- Top with crab meat.
- Sprinkle with chives or cilantro.
tomatoes, onion, garlic, cucumber, yellow sweet pepper, jalapenos, vegetable juice, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, sugar, crabmeat, fresh chives
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chilly-chile-pepper-gazpacho-395649 (may not work)