Name: Summer Garden Gazpacho
Yield: Serves 2; can be doubled
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups 1/2-inch cubes trimmed French bread; 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil; 3 tablespoons bottled olive oil vinaigrette; 2 medium tomatoes, cored, seeded, chopped; 1 garlic clove, chopped; 3 cups chilled regular or spicy mixed vegetable juice; 1 cup drained canned garbanzo beans (chickpeas); 3/4 cup chopped yellow bell pepper; 3/4 cup chopped seeded peeled cucumber

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Round out this satisfying soup with a composed platter of marinated beets, red onions, sliced hard-boiled eggs, pickled vegetables and a wedge of imported Parmesan. Try a purchased berry tart for a pretty dessert.

Recipe notes

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