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Dietitian's tip: The variation on this traditional cold Spanish soup adds garbanzo beans, which more than doubles the fiber content — 4 grams fiber without, 9 grams fiber with the added garbanzo beans.
Serves 6
Ingredients
- 1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
- 6 cups unsalted vegetable juice
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1/2 cup chopped, seeded cucumber
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 1 to 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 6 lime wedges
Directions
In a large bowl, add the beans, vegetable juice, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, cilantro, hot pepper sauce, garlic and lime juice. Stir well. Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or until well chilled.
To serve, ladle the cold soup into chilled individual bowls and garnish with a lime wedge. Serve immediately.
Nutritional analysis per serving
| Serving size: About 1.5 cups | |||
| Calories | 191 | Sodium | 158 mg |
| Total fat | 2 g | Total carbohydrate | 38 g |
| Saturated fat | trace | Dietary fiber | 9 g |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.5 g | Protein | 7 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | ||
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