Gazpacho (non-traditional)

1 46oz can vegetable juice
1 can diced tomatoes (or 1-1/2 cups diced fresh tomatoes w/ juice)
1 cucumber
1 red, yellow, or green pepper
1 sm/med onion
3-5 cloves of garlic
1 T black pepper
3 T Lemon juice
3 shakes hot sauce (or more if you like it spicy)

~Dice or slice cucumber, pepper, and onion to preferred size.
~Combine first 5 ingredients in large pot/kettle.
~Add crushed garlic, black pepper, lemon juice, and hot sauce. *Caution: add these ingredients "to taste" only if you plan on eating this right away.
~The most important step: Place in fridge for at least 8 hours!

Notes: I prefer to use a yellow pepper and a red onion to add some nice color to this cold soup. If you prefer to try a more traditional version of this Spanish soup (in which there are no spices and everything is pureed) go to http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Gazpacho-Andaluz/Detail.aspx read the reviews and enjoy!