Basic Red Gazpacho
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Basic Red Gazpacho recipe
Ingredients
| 3 | pounds |
tomatoes
ripe, roughly chopped |
|
| 1 | each |
sweet red bell peppers
or yellow, seeded, stemmed, and roughly chopped (DO NOT use green) |
|
| 2 | each |
cucumbers
pickling (kirby), and roughly , chopped |
|
| 4 | slices |
bread
white, stale, crusts removed |
|
| 6 | cups |
water
cold |
|
| 1 | clove |
garlic
large, peeled |
|
| ¼ | cup |
sherry
or good wine vinegar, (or to taste) |
* |
| ½ | cup |
olive oil
|
|
| 1 | x |
salt
|
* |
| 1 | x |
black pepper
freshly ground, to taste |
* |
| 1 | x |
croutons
garlic flavoured, if desired |
* |
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.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 293g (10.3 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 25767% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 19g
29%
Saturated Fat 3g
13%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 137mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
7g
7%
Dietary Fiber 4g
16%
Sugars g
Protein
8g
Vitamin A 51%
•
Vitamin C 94%
Calcium 7%
•
Iron 9%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
