Ingredients

• 7 tomatoes
• 1 cucumber
• 1/2 onion
• 1 garlic
• Pimentos
• 3 tbsp parsley

• 2 tbsp fresh Basil
• 1 cup tomato juice
• source cream
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup Wishbone Italian dressing

Method

Peeling the tomatoes

1. Cut a light X on the bottom of each tomato to help peel the skin later.
2. Put the tomatoes in hot water on a stove a few at a time, leaving them for up to 30-60 seconds.
3. Immediately place the tomatoes in an ice bath, then peel off the skin.
4. Turn the tomatoes on their sides, cut in half, then cut and scoop out the seeds and white flesh.

Preparing and mixing the ingredients

1. Skin the cucumber, then cut it in half (the long ways) and scoop out the seeds.
2. Mince the garlic into a large bowl.
3. Peel the onion, then finely chop it and place in the bowl.
4. Finely chop the Pimentos, cucumber, and Basil, then add them to the bowl.
5. Pour in tomato juice and Italian dressing. Stir.
6. Add pepper and stir again.
7. Finely chop the tomatoes and stir them into the mixture.
8. Cover the bowl and set in refrigerator for 30-45 minutes.

Serving

1. Gently scoop the mixture into a glass, place in a cucumber wedge with seeds, then add a dallop of sour cream and a bit of parsley. Enjoy!