Cherry Gazpacho With Basil

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13 Ingredients

• Two 1-inch-thick slices of white Pullman bread
• ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• 3 garlic cloves, 1 thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1 yellow bell pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1 seedless cucumber, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 1 lb bing cherries, pitted, 12 cherries finely diced
• 3 ozs tomato juice
• 1 ½ ozs red wine vinegar
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1 thyme sprig
• Tabasco
• 4 basil leaves, torn, for garnish