Vegetables must be chopped extremely fine. Combine half the vegetables with salt & paprika. Combine garlic, onion, oil, vinegar & tomato juice. Put half the liquid in the blender with half the vegetables. Run blender until vegetables are smoothly blended. Repeat with remaining vegetables & liquid. Combine two batches & chill. Taste for seasoning & add more if desired. At the table, offer toasted croutons, chopped green pepper, cucumbers, avacados & scallions. This is especially good during the summer months & will keep in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks (in addition to being lo-calorie). This recipe makes 1/2 gallon.

Pat Thompson

Texarkana, Tx

From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West Helena, Ar 72390. Downloaded from Glen's Mm Recipe Archive,