Most delicious Gazpacho ever!

Name: Most delicious Gazpacho ever!
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds sweet red bell peppers; 1 pound very ripe tomatoes; 1 pound cucumber; 8 ounces crustless french bread; 2 medium cloves garlic, peeled; 1 cup chopped sweet onion; 1/3 cup quality olive oil; 1/4 cup sherry vinegar; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 qty of salt and pepper added to taste

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Prep 10 min
Total 60 min
Servings 8

If you haven't ever had a Gazpacho, now is the time. Well, only if you are reading this in the summer heat. Otherwise, you might want to wait. Don't be afraid of cold soup! MORE+ LESS-

By TBSP Kari

Updated September 20, 2016

Ingredients

1 1/2

pounds sweet red bell peppers

pound very ripe tomatoes

pound cucumber

ounces crustless french bread

medium cloves garlic, peeled

cup chopped sweet onion

1/3

cup quality olive oil

1/4

cup sherry vinegar

tablespoons tomato paste

qty of salt and pepper added to taste

Steps

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1

Grill peppers, turning frequently until evenly charred on all sides (about 5-7 minutes). Put the charred peppers into a paper bag for 10 minutes, and then peel charred skins. Cut open; discard stems and seeds. Place peeled and seeded pepper fillets into the food processor.
2

Cut out the stems of each tomato, and blanch in salted boiling water for 1 minute and peel off the skins. Cut skinned tomatoes in quarters and squeeze out seeds from the tomato pieces and reserve the liquid in a separate bowl. Place peeled and seeded tomato fillets in the food processor with the peppers.
3

Peel the cucumbers, and cut them in half the long way. Working with a teaspoon, scoop out the cucumber seeds. Cut the cucumbers into the coarse chunks, and add them to the food processor.
4

Put the bread in a bowl of cold water for 30 seconds, then squeeze the water out. Add the bread to the food processor, along with the garlic, onion, olive oil, vinegar and tomato paste. Process for at least 2 minutes, or until a smooth puree is achieved.
5

Chill. (The Gazpacho, that is, for 2-4 hrs or more if you can stand it).
6

Before serving, blend it again for a minute or two then strain it through a medium fine strainer.
7

Add salt, pepper and maybe vinegar and olive oil, if you so please. That oil looks real nice drizzled over the top, like they do on TV.
8

Enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 230
Calories from Fat: 90

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 10g; 15%
Saturated Fat 1 1/2g 7% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%
Sodium: 190mg; 8%
Potassium: 510mg; 15%
Total Carbohydrate: 28g; 9%
Dietary Fiber 4g 17% Sugars 8g
Protein: 5g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 70%; 70%
Vitamin C: 100%; 100%
Calcium: 4%; 4%
Iron: 10%; 10%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;