How to make Midlands Peach Gazpacho | Backroad Bites

Chef Brandon Velie makes a Midlands Peach Gazpacho. Chef Velie owns Juniper located in Ridge Spring, South Carolina. Interested in learning more about Chef Velie? Check out this episode of Original SC. Gazpacho is a cold Spanish soup and is very refreshing in the hot South Carolina summers.

Ingredients

• 1 32-ounce bottle of V-8 juice
• ½ cup diced red pepper
• ¼ cup diced orange pepper
• 1 large tomato diced 
• 1 medium peach diced
• 1 seedless cucumber diced
• 5 ounces of a can of  mandarin oranges for sweetness
• ¼ large red onion minced
• 1-2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon minced cilantro
• 1 or 2 cloves of garlic minced
• 3 tablespoons of black and white sesame seeds, toasted
• ¼ cup of red onion minced
• Squeeze of half a lime
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Into a large bowl, add the diced fruit, vegetables and seasonings. 
2. Tip in the V-8 juice and mix to combine. Ladle into bowls to serve.

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