Basic Red Gazpacho Recipe
Yield: 6 ServingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
3 lbs: Ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
1: Red or yellow bell pepper, seeded, stemmed, and roughly chopped. DO NOT USE GREEN BELL PEPPER!
2: Pickling, (Kirby) cucumbers, peeled and roughly chopped
4 Slices: good stale white bread, crusts removed
6 cup: Cold water,
1 large: Or 2 sm cloves garlic, peeled
1/4 cup: Sherry or good wine vinegar, or to taste
1/2 cup: Olive oil,
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste,
Garlic croutons, if desired for garnish
Directions:
Mince a bit of the tomato, pepper, and cucumber for garnish, and set
aside. Soak bread in a cup of the water for 5 minutes, then squeeze
out excess water.
Place bread in a blender or food processor with the remaining tomato,
pepper, cucumber and water, garlic and vinegar; process until smooth,
then add olive oil slowly with machine running.
Season to taste with salt and pepper and refrigerate until ready to
serve. Before serving, check seasoning again, and garnish with
reserved tomato, pepper, cucumber, and garlic croutons.
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aside. Soak bread in a cup of the water for 5 minutes, then squeeze
out excess water.
Place bread in a blender or food processor with the remaining tomato,
pepper, cucumber and water, garlic and vinegar; process until smooth,
then add olive oil slowly with machine running.
Season to taste with salt and pepper and refrigerate until ready to
serve. Before serving, check seasoning again, and garnish with
reserved tomato, pepper, cucumber, and garlic croutons.
Source from luhu.jp