4 c Crumbled French bread

1 md Green bell pepper, (crusts

Trimmed) seeded and chopped 5 md Tomatoes, peeled,

1 sm Clove garlic, minced, seeded

And coarsley chopped 4 c Cold water

2 md Cucumbers, peeled,

1/4 c Red wine vinegar, seeded and

Chopped 4 t Salt

1 lg Onion, chopped

1/4 c Olive oil

1 T Tomato paste

----------------------------------GARNISH---------------------------------- 1 c Dried French bread cubes

1/2 c Peeled and finely (crusts

Trimmed) x Chopped cucumber 1/2 c Finely chopped onion

1/2 c Seeded and finely

x Chopped green bell pepper Combine crumbled bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, bell pepper and garlic in a large bowl. Stir in water, vinegar and salt. Puree in 2 batches in blender on high speed 1 minute. Transfer to another bowl. Whisk in olive oil and tomato paste.Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight. Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with bread cubes, onion, cucumber and bell pepper and serve. Makes 4 to 6 servings. The original recipe is from Bon Appetit's Light & Easy Special Edition (1987). From: interaccess!spteach@uunet.uu.net (Steve Rosenzweig). rfvc Digest V94 Issue #171, Aug. 15, 1994. Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34, TXFT40A@Prodigy.com using MMCONV.