Gazpacho is a Spanish soup that is tomato based with raw vegetables. Gazpacho is widely consumed throughout Spain as well as Portugal, where it is known as gaupacho. It is mostly consumed during the summer months when one is looking for a refreshing soup.
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber, halved and seeded, but not peeled
- 2 orange bell peppers, cored and seeded
- 4 large heirloom tomatoes
- 1/2 red onion
- 2 jalapeno, split in half and seeded
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 24 oz tomato juice
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup good olive oil
- kosher salt, to taste
- freshly cracked black pepper
Directions
Roughly chop the each of the vegetables. Put each vegetable separately into a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse until coarsely chopped, do not over process! After each vegetable is processed, combine them in a large bowl . Add the garlic, tomato juice, vinegar, lime juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper into the food processor and give it a couple whirls to mix. Pour over the chopped vegetables and mix. Chill. Serve. Eat
Adapted from: Sticky Gooey Creamy Chewy, and Barefoot Contessa
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