soak some bread in liquid. either water or stock.
If I use stock I reduce it by 1/2 to make it stronger.
10 or more tomatoes. Use what you have. But ALWAYS in season and fresh.
I'm using Roma's, heirloom reds and some super sweet yellow cherries.
1 cucumber peeled and deseeded.
1/2 red pepper or any pepper just use a sweet one(take out seeds and pith).
2 green onions
2 celery stalks with leaves
2 garlic cloves
1 shallot(optional)
1 red Serrano deseeded(optional)
Blend in blender. pour through a fine strainer if you have one.
this removes skins seeds etc but really isn't a big deal.
after straining(or not)
Whisk or stir in
1 Tablespoon sherry vinegar(my favorite)
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
you could do a balsamic too.
If you don't have these around you could use any vinegar
or lime or lemon juice
Add 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
if you wanna give it some more healthy oils add
grape seed or avocado oil?
LOTS of Salt and ground pepper.
you can also add some chopped herbs like parsley,cilantro,chervil or tarragon.
just taste as you add so it doesn't get too herbaceous
I top mine with roasted salted pumpkin seeds and walnut truffle oil!
Serve cold or even add a few ice cubes to the bowl.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Gazpacho souup
Labels:
Easy,
farm to table,
healing,
healthy,
hot days,
inexpensive comfort food,
seasonal
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