posted by scooby 04-30-99 4:42 AM
Gazpacho
2 small cucumbers
4 ripe tomatoes
1 red onion
2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
1 1/2 cups finely chopped garlic
1 1/2 cups finely diced red and green sweet peppers
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 egg yolk
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, preferably white
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1/2 cup tomato juice
Garnishes:
1 cup toasted bread cubes
1 cup finely chopped red and green sweet peppers
1/2 cup chopped, peeled tomatoes
1/2 cup finely chopped cucumber
Peel the cucumbers and cut them into small cubes,
there should be about 1 1/2 cups.
Peel, core and seed tomatoes, cut into small cubes.
There should be about 3 cups.
Peel and chop the onion, there should be about 1 cup.
Put the cucumbers, tomatoes and onion into the container of a food processor.
Add the garlic, sweet peppers, vinegar, lemon juice, oil, egg yolk, salt, pepper, Tabasco and tomato juice.
Blend as fine as possible.
Pour the mixture into a bowl and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
Serve the soup in chilled bowls with the garnishes on the side.