Avocado Gazpacho Recipe

2 ½ cups tomato-vegetable juice cocktail (such as V8®)

2 ½ cups vegetable broth

3 large tomatoes

diced

3 large avocados - peeled

pitted

and cut into bite-sized pieces

1 cup diced cucumber

1 (8 ounce) can chopped tomatoes with juice

½ cup chopped green bell pepper

½ cup chopped red bell pepper

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

3 green onions

thinly sliced

1 lemon

juiced

or more to taste

2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro

2 tablespoons white wine vinegar

1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)

or to taste

salt and ground black pepper to taste