FRESH TOMATO GAZPACHO
A delicious raw, chilled tomato based soup with additional raw fresh vegetables. Delicious when topped with additional raw vegetables and a few croutons.
serves 8
prep 15 minutes
CHILL overnight
Ingredients
5 large ripe beef ruby red tomatoes
- skinned, hard core bits removed
2 green peppers
- washed, cored and roughly chopped
½ raw red onion
- roughly chopped
125 ml extra virgin olive oil
60ml vinegar
- red grape or cider vinegar
1 large cucumber
- peeled, trimmed and roughly chopped
2 large cloves of garlic
- roughly chopped
Bread Soak
4 thick slices of white sourdough bread
- crusts removed, cut into large cubes
500ml cold water
Garnish
Cucumber slices
Green pepper
- slivers
Ice cubes
- optional
Toasted bread croutons
Instructions
Prepare tomatoes and vegetables:
01
Place tomatoes into a large bowl and pour over plenty of boiled, hot water. Allow to sit for 5 minutes and then carefully remove outer skin. Roughly chop. Trim and roughly chop all remaining ingredients.
Soak bread:
02
Trim the bread, cut into large cube shapes and place into a bowl with enough cold water to thoroughly wet, leave to soak and become soggy for say 10 minutes.
Make the soup using a blender/food processor or electric hand blender.
03
Place all the ingredients into a large bowl, adding the soaked bread last and blend together until smooth. Make sure you do not add too much water, only the soaked bread. This delicious soup is meant to have a thick consistency.
Chill overnight:
04
Tip into a large container, seal with a lid and chill overnight in the refrigerator.
Serve:
05
Ladle into individual bowls or mugs and garnish with ice cubes, finely chopped cucumber, green pepper and toasted croutons.
NOTES
Use the best quality RED tomatoes available as the quality of the ingredients will define the quality of this unique, healthy soup. Traditionally always served COLD. Must allow an overnight rest for the flavours to infuse.
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