Garden Gazpacho with White Beans

Ingredients

• plum tomatoes

  chopped
  4 medium
• cloves garlic

  minced
  2 medium
• green or red bell pepper

  chopped
  1 medium
• cucumber

  coarsely chopped
  1 medium
• Onion

  chopped
  1 small
• jalapeño or Serrano pepper

  seeded and minced
  1 small
• Tbs. minced fresh basil
  2 unit
• ground cumin
  1 1/2 tsp
• tsp.hot pepper sauce

  or to taste
  1 unit
• salt
  1/4 tsp
• freshly ground pepper
  1/4 tsp
• canned small white beans

  rinsed and drained
  1 1/4 cups
• tomato juice
  2 cups