Cooking at home – Gazpacho | Kiowa County Press

Makes: 6 servings

Preparation time: 25 minutes

Take a trip to Spain in your own kitchen! Gazpacho, a Spanish favorite, is a refreshing pureed vegetable soup topped with extra virgin olive oil for a smooth finish.

Ingredients

For the soup:

• 3 slices of bread (crusts removed and discarded)
• 1 1/4 cups cold water (divided)
• 3 medium tomatoes (ripe, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped, about 3 3/4 cups or 2 pounds)
• 1 small cucumber (peeled, seeded and roughly chopped, about 1 1/2 cups)
• 1 green bell pepper (seeded and coarsely chopped, about 1 cup)
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic (or 4 cloves fresh garlic, finely minced)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon low sodium adobo seasoning

For garnish

• 1 small tomato (seeded and finely chopped, about 1 cup)
• 1/2 small red onion (finely chopped, about 1/2 cup)
• 1/2 green bell pepper (seeded and finely chopped, about 1/2 cup)
• 1 hard-boiled egg (finely chopped)

directions

1. Tear bread into small pieces; transfer to a medium bowl and cover with 1 cup water.
2. Soak until bread is saturated, about 15 minutes.
3. Squeeze out the water from the bread, discard the soaking water.
4. In the bowl of a blender or food processor, add bread, tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, garlic and 1/4 cup water.
5. Mix until well blended, about 1 minute.
6. With the engine running, add oil in a steady stream until it is well mixed.
7. Stir in vinegar, season with low sodium adobo.
8. Strain the pureed soup through a small-hole strainer, into the soup bowl, pressing firmly to force all the liquid through the strainer, discarding any solids.
9. Cover the terrine; transfer to refrigerator.
10. Refrigerate at least 1 hour, or up to 48 hours.
11. To serve, divide soup evenly into serving bowls.
12. Top with tomatoes, onions, peppers and eggs.

Remarks

Serving Suggestions: Serve with Spanish Garlic Prawns, Spanish Garlic and Rice, and a glass of skimmed milk to round out the meal.

Source: The best of La Cocina GOYA: Healthy, tasty and affordable Latin cuisine / Lo Mejor de la Cocina GOYA: Cocina Latina Saludable, Rica y Economica GOYA foods

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