Sunshine Gazpacho

Ingredients

• 2 medium apples, peeled and cored
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 10 fresh mint leaves
• 1 English or 2 Persian cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and roughly chopped (1¾ cups)
• 1 lb. yellow heirloom tomatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 2-inch-thick wedge yellow onion
• 1 fresh Anaheim chile pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar or white wine vinegar
• Tabasco sauce (optional)
• Sea salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste