Gazpacho Recipe
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Ingredients: 2 c. 1/2-inch cubes crustless day-old white bread
1/2 c. water
5 large plum tomatoes (about 1 1/2 lbs.), chopped
2 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
2 T. chopped fresh parsley
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 sweet white onion, chopped
2 long sweet carrots
1/2 c. extra-virgin olive oil
2 T. dry Sherry
2 T. red wine vinegar
2 garlic cloves
1 serrano chile pepper, seeded & chopped - optional: in Spain they do not use this but in many recipes it is added to add more spice. Mexican & Central American Gazpacho Soups would add this to the recipe.
Salt and black pepper to taste
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Directions:Combine bread and 1/2 cup water in medium bowl. Let stand until most of water is absorbed, about 10 minutes.
Combine 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes, 1/4 cup chopped cucumber, 2 T chopped carrots, and all of the parsley in small bowl; stir to blend. Set aside for garnish.
Combine bread mixture, remaining vegetables and the next 5 ingredients in large bowl; stir to blend. Working in 2 batches, add bread-vegetable mixture to blender and then purée until smooth. Strain gazpacho into large bowl. If enough of the moisture was absorbed by the bread crumbs, I do not strain. Taste it at this point and add salt and pepper but do not judge the soup until the cooling time is over. Cover and refrigerate until very cold, about 2 hours. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
Ladle gazpacho into bowls. Garnish with reserved tomato-cucumber mixture. Serve well chilled. |
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Servings:4-6 |
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Time:30 minutes to prepare, make ahead by at least 2 hours. |
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Notes: While living in Barcelona, Gazpacho became a staple in our household. A delicious version was sold in cartons and Becca and I would drink it as a juice. Healthy and delicious, I searched for a recipe that would be similar to what we enjoyed there. It can keep in the refrigerator all week if you quadruple the recipe!
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