Recipe Gazpacho

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I have adapted this recipe from one i find online at Gazpacho

Gazpacho

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• Yesterday at 8:00 AM

Ingredients (serves 6)
1kg very ripe tomatoes
1 English cucumber
1 red pepper, cored and quartered
2 scallions,
4 garlic cloves
200g fresh or stale bread
1-2 tbsp sherry vinegar
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp olive oil
Water, to thin if needed

To serve
Diced tomatoes, to top
Diced cucumbers, to top
Slice of bread,
Olive oil.

Method

1. Put all of the ingredients into a large 2L Vitamix jug and blend. You're after a thick soup that holds a mark on the surface. If it's too thick, add a little water as needed. Not thick enough, add another slice of bread.
2. Taste test, adjust, season and chill in the fridge.
3. Cube your slice of bread by cutting into whatever the thickness of the slice is, sizes... now toss into a bowl or zip lock bag with 1 tsp olive oil, and airfry for 3 minutes on high. You can grill or dry fry if needed.
4. Chop your cucumber, red pepper and tomatoes into the same sized cubes as the croutons, and add just before serving.

Alternative method

1. If you don't have a vitamix, you can use a blender or food processor, but you may need to strain the resulting soup. Start with the tomatoes, pepper and cucumber. If you can see seeds or tomato skins, put through a sieve.
2. Now add the remaining ingredients (crushing the garlic) and process until as smooth as you can get.
3. Set aside to chill whilst you prepare the croutons and veg, as above.