Name: Simple Gazpacho
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 500g ripe tomatoes; 1 clove of garlic; 4 spring onions; ½ red bell pepper; 6 cm (2 inch) cucumber; 1 lemon, juiced or 1 Tbsp wine vinegar; 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; Salt& pepper to taste; 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley; To serve: 1 Tbsp of each: cucumber. red pepper, spring onion, parsley

Simple Gazpacho

6 Jun 2017

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Total Time

10 minutes

Background

Gazpacho is a traditional, cold Spanish soup made of raw vegetables and stale bread. It’s very popular in Andalusia, particularly during the Summer, on hot days. There are many authentic and modern versions – this recipe has no bread, i.e. wheat/gluten, so it’s s bit more healthy and has lower calories. But you can add some croutons at the end or serve it with crusty bread, if you like! Also, if you don’t mind the skin, don’t soak the tomatoes in hot water - just chop them up raw and blend together with the other vegetables.

Ingredients

500g ripe tomatoes
1 clove of garlic
4 spring onions
½ red bell pepper
6 cm (2 inch) cucumber
1 lemon, juiced or 1 Tbsp wine vinegar
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt& pepper to taste
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
To serve: 1 Tbsp of each: cucumber. red pepper, spring onion, parsley

Instructions

Cut the cucumber, spring onions and red pepper into small pieces.
Put the tomatoes in bowl and pour over hot water. After two minutes, remove their skin carefully.
Put the tomatoes with the garlic into a liquidizer and whiz until smooth. Press it through a sieve, if you like to remove the seeds.
Put the soup back into the blender and add the chopped vegetables, herbs, lemon juice and oil. Blend again, but only for a few seconds to have a course texture.
Season with salt and pepper to taste (you can add a pinch of cayenne pepper too if you'd like it spicy).
Transfer to a bowl and chill for at least 30 minutes.
Serve with the chopped vegetables, herbs – and some croutons if you like.