Gazpacho
The cold Andalusian soup of raw ripe tomatoes, pepper, cucumber and garlic blended with bread and olive oil — emulsifying the oil in slowly gives it body, and it must be served properly chilled.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 kg ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1 green pepper, deseeded and chopped
- 150 g cucumber, peeled and chopped
- 1 garlic clove
- 50 g stale white bread, crusts removed
- 100 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp sherry vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 100 ml cold water
- 4 tbsp finely diced cucumber, pepper and onion, to garnish
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1278 kcal · P 16.5g · C 80.2g · F 104.2g
Estimated from 10 of 10 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Soak the bread in a little water for 5 minutes, then squeeze it out.
- 2Put the tomatoes, pepper, cucumber, garlic, bread, vinegar and salt in a blender and blend on full speed for 2 minutes until completely smooth.
- 3With the motor running, pour in the olive oil in a thin stream — this emulsifies the soup, turning it from red to a creamy orange-pink and giving it body.
- 4Pass through a fine sieve, pressing on the solids, for a silky texture.
- 5Taste and adjust the salt and vinegar; if it is too thick to drink from a glass, thin it with cold water.
- 6Cover and chill for at least 2 hours — it must be served really cold, and the flavours settle as it rests.
- 7Stir, pour into chilled bowls or glasses and top with the diced cucumber, pepper and onion and a thread of olive oil.
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Questions and answers
How long does Gazpacho take to make?
About 20 minutes.
What ingredients do you need for Gazpacho?
10 ingredients: ripe tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber, garlic clove, stale white bread, extra virgin olive oil, sherry vinegar, salt, cold water, finely diced cucumber.
How many servings does this Gazpacho recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Gazpacho?
About 320 kcal, with 4.1 g protein, 20 g carbohydrate and 26 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Gazpacho recipe suit?
It is vegan and dairy-free.
What cuisine is Gazpacho?
Gazpacho comes from Spanish cuisine.
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