Basic Red Gazpacho Recipe

Name: Basic Red Gazpacho Recipe
Ingredients: 3 lb Ripe tomatoes, roughly minced; 1 x Red or possibly yellow bell pepper, seeded, stemmed, and roughly minced. Don't USE GREEN BELL PEPPER!; 2 x Pickling (Kirby) cucumbers, peeled and roughly minced; 4 slc good stale white bread, crusts removed; 6 c. Cool water; 1 lrg Or possibly 2 sm cloves garlic, peeled; 1/4 c. Sherry or possibly good wine vinegar, or possibly to taste; 1/2 c. Extra virgin olive oil Salt and freshly grnd black pepper to taste Garlic croutons, if you like for garnish

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3 lb Ripe tomatoes, roughly minced
1 x Red or possibly yellow bell pepper, seeded, stemmed, and roughly minced. Don't USE GREEN BELL PEPPER!
2 x Pickling (Kirby) cucumbers, peeled and roughly minced
4 slc good stale white bread, crusts removed
6 c. Cool water
1 lrg Or possibly 2 sm cloves garlic, peeled
1/4 c. Sherry or possibly good wine vinegar, or possibly to taste
1/2 c. Extra virgin olive oil Salt and freshly grnd black pepper to taste Garlic croutons, if you like for garnish

Directions

1

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

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

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

Season to taste with salt and pepper and chill till ready to serve.
5

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