Basic Red Gazpacho

Name: Basic Red Gazpacho
Ingredients: 3 pounds tomatoes ripe, roughly chopped; 1 each sweet red bell peppers or yellow, seeded, stemmed, and roughly chopped (DO NOT use green); 2 each cucumbers pickling (kirby), and roughly , chopped; 4 slices bread white, stale, crusts removed; 6 cups water cold; 1 clove garlic large, peeled; 1/4 cup sherry or good wine vinegar, (or to taste); 1/2 cup olive oil; 1 x salt; 1 x black pepper freshly ground, to taste; 1 x croutons garlic flavoured, if desired

11 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3 pounds tomatoes ripe, roughly chopped
1 each sweet red bell peppers or yellow, seeded, stemmed, and roughly chopped (DO NOT use green)
2 each cucumbers pickling (kirby), and roughly , chopped
4 slices bread white, stale, crusts removed
6 cups water cold
1 clove garlic large, peeled
1/4 cup sherry or good wine vinegar, (or to taste)
1/2 cup olive oil
1 x salt
1 x black pepper freshly ground, to taste
1 x croutons garlic flavoured, if desired

Directions

1

Mince a bit of the tomato, pepper, and cucumber for garnish, and set aside.
2

Soak bread in a cup of the water for 5 minutes, then squeeze out excess water.
3

Place bread in a blender or food processor with the remaining tomato, pepper, cucumber and water, garlic and vinegar; process until smooth, then add olive oil slowly with machine running.
4

Season to taste with salt and pepper and refrigerate until ready to serve.
5

Before serving, check seasoning again, and garnish with reserved tomato, pepper, cucumber, and garlic croutons.