Black Bean Gazpacho

3 c Chopped, peeled, and seeded

Tomatoes 1 12-oz. can (1-1/2 cups) hot

Style vegetable juice Cocktail 1 c Cubed fully cooked ham

1 15-oz. can black beans or

Garbanzo beans, rinsed and Drained 1/2 c Chopped seeded cucumber,

Yellow summer squash, and/or Zucchini 1/2 c Chopped green or yellow

Sweet pepper 1/4 c Thinly sliced green onion

2 tb Italian salad dressing

Bottled hot pepper sauce (optional) IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL comine tomatoes, juice, ham, beans, cucumber or squash, chopped pepper, green onion, and dressing. Cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours. If desired, serve with bottled hot pepper sauce.

Makes 4 main-dish servings. Nutrition facts per serving: 201 cal., 6 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 11 mg chol., 1,247 mg sodium, 25 g carbo., 8 g fiber, 17 g pro. Daily Value: 17% vit. A, 82% vit. C, 8% calcium, 19% iron. SOURCE: BETTER HOMES AND GARDEN, July 1993 Shared by Cate Vanicek