Mango-Avocado Gazpacho

Ingredients

  • 5 cups tomato juice
  • 1 ripe mango
  • 2 mangoes, still firm, peeled, seeded, and chopped coarsely
  • 2 Hass avocados, just turning ripe, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped
  • 1 red or green bell pepper (or half of each), chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • Juice of one lime
  • 1 tsp. Tabasco jalapeno pepper sauce
  • 8 sprigs cilantro, leaves only, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    If you have a juice extractor, use it to get the juice from the ripe mango. Run the pulp through a second time with 1/4 cup water. If you don't have a juice extractor, puree the mango in a food processor, then add the water. Strain.

  2. 2

    Combine all the other ingredients in a non-metallic bowl, cover, and chill for at least four hours. Add salt, Tabasco and black pepper to taste.