1 lg. tomato, peeled & seeded
1/2 sm. onion
1/2 cucumber
1/2 green pepper
1 lg. celery stalk
2 tsp. finely chopped parsley
1 tsp. finely chopped chives
1 sm. clove garlic, minced
2 c. tomato vegetable juice
2-3 tbsp. red wine vinegar
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. white pepper
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp. Tabasco sauce

Finely chop all vegetables. (A food processor is ideal for this.) Combine with remaining ingredients and refrigerate until very cold.

Serve in chilled bowls and pass an assortment of garnishes such as chopped hard cooked egg whites, sieved hard cooked egg yolks, finely chopped green onions or more chives, croutons, bacon bits and chopped avocado. Serves 6.