ingredients
- Salt and pepper
- 4 cups ice water
- 1/4 cup blanched almonds
- 2 green onions, coarsely chopped, ends thinly sliced and reserved for garnish
- 1 small green pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 1 teaspoon granular sugar substitute
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 English cucumber, peeled and cut in 1/2″ slices, or 2 small regular cucumbers, seeded
- 3 slices Atkins sliced bread, crusts removed
prepration
Place bread in a bowl; cover with water and soak 5 minutes, until softened. Squeeze excess water from bread and place bread in a food processor or blender. Add almonds, pepper, cucumber and green onions, process in pulses until fairly smooth.
Add vinegar, Tabasco, sugar substitute and olive oil. Process until smooth. Slowly add ice water; process in pulses until smooth. Pour into a pitcher or bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill 1 hour for flavors to blend
