Gazpacho Andaluz

Serves: 2

Kirstin Bosco

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

61

Sweetness

46

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cloves

Garlic

1 tsp

Ground Cumin

1 tsp

Salt

2 tbsps

Wine Vinegar

1.5 cups

Water

Directions:

1

Put the bread in a bowl and add water to cover

2

Let soak for 5 minutes until softened

3

Squeeze out the water and place the bread in a blender container (or, if using a hand-held blender, into a mixing bowl) with the garlic

4

Blend until the bread and garlic are smooth

5

To seed the tomatoes: cut out the stem and core, then cut the tomatoes in half crosswise

6

Either spoon out the seeds or else squeeze the tomatoes through a sieve placed over a bowl

7

The seeds will squeeze out; the juice will collect in the bowl

8

It is then ready to be added to the gazpacho as pulp

9

Add the tomato pulp to the bread and garlic, and puree

10

Add the cumin and salt and, with the motor running, add the olive oil in a slow stream

11

As the oil is incorporated, the gazpacho will turn from red tomato-juice to a paler, peacher color

12

Blend in the vinegar

13

Thin the gazpacho with water to the desired consistency

14

Place the blended contents in a tureen, bowl or pitcher

15

Chill until serving time

16

Place each of the garnishes in separate small bowls or on a divided relish dish and pass them around the table when the gazpacho is served

17

Each person can add their desired spoonfuls on to their gazpacho

18

This gazpacho can also be served, thinned with additional water, in tall glasses for sipping, without the garnishes