Ingredients
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Measure
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Ingredient
| | | | 1/2 | cup, chopped | Onion, chopped | 3/4 | cup, chopped | Peppers, sweet, red, raw, chopped | 3/4 | cup, chopped | green pepper, finely chopped | 1 | tablespoon | Margarine, regular, stick | 1 1/2 | teaspoons | basil | 2 | cups | Tomato juice, canned | 2 | cups | buttermilk | 4 | teaspoons | Basil, fresh, chopped (or to taste) |
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Steps
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Sequence
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Step
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| 1 | Use a small saucepan and cook onion and green or sweet red pepper (choose one or the other pepper) in margarine until very tender. | 2 | Stir in fresh snipped basil or half teaspoon dried basil, crushed. | 3 | Cook and stir for one minute more. | 4 | Remove from heat. | 5 | Combine in blender container cooked vegetable mixture, tomato juice and buttermilk. | 6 | Cover and blend until smooth. | 8 | If serving cold, chill thoroughly. | 9 | Garnish each serving with fresh basil leaves or lime slices, if desired. |
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