Grab your fresh vegetables. I love to make this soup after a visit to the farmer's market. I also often ask the farmer for some "seconds" tomatoes. They are a bargain, and work wonderfully in this soup
Chop the tomatoes into large chunks
Chop the cucumbers into large chunks
Chop the orange (or yellow, or red) pepper into large chunks (do you detect a theme here?)
Seed and chop the jalapeños. I like a good amount of heat in this soup, but you can easily adjust it by adding more or less jalapeños
Chop the garlic
Add all the vegetables, tomato juice, red wine vinegar and olive oil to the blender and give it a whirl until the vegetables begin to puree
Add the salt and pepper, taste and adjust the seasonings and continue to blend until the soup reaches your desired level of smoothness. Chill for at least 30 minutes and up to a week
Chop the extra cucumber, pepper and cilantro
Serve the soup with the chopped cucumber, pepper and cilantro and enjoy!