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Basic red gazpacho
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Entrees, Soups & Stews, Spanish, Vegetarian, Western European |
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6 |
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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 |
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Procedures:
| 1 | Mince a bit of the tomato, pepper, and cucumber for garnish, and set aside. | | 2 | Soak bread in a cup of the water for 5 minutes, then squeeze out excess water. | | 3 | 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. | | 4 | Season to taste with salt and pepper and refrigerate until ready to serve. | | 5 | Before serving, check seasoning again, and garnish with reserved tomato, pepper, cucumber, and garlic croutons |
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