Gazpacho Recipe

Gazpacho Recipe

Serves six

You will need:

* 2 large tomatoes (about 1 kg)
* 1 medium cucumber, peeled if the skin is tough, and roughly
* chopped
* 1 red or green pepper, seeded and chopped
* One medium onion
* 3-4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
* 1-2 cloves garlic
* 5 tablespoons water (vary the amount according to the consistency you prefer)
* 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (preferably Spanish)

Place all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Sieve the puree. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.




Some people add bread, which has been soaked and then squeezed. This gives the soup a thicker consistency.
To make garlic croutons:

Diced cubes of day-old bread

2 cloves crushed garlic

1 tablespoon olive oil

Using a frying pan heat the oil gently and add the garlic, cool over a fairly low heat watching it doesn’t burn.

Turn down the heat and add the bread cubes.

Cook slowly turning continually until golden brown.