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Gazpacho
Andalusia's famous chilled tomato soup — raw vegetables blended with olive oil and vinegar. Refreshing and vibrant.
15 min
Prep
Easy
Difficulty
10
Ingredients
6
Steps
Ingredients
Servings
- 3 ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
- ½ red pepper, roughly chopped
- ½ cucumber, roughly chopped
- ½ small red onion, roughly chopped
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tbspn olive oil
- 1 tbspn red wine vinegar
- Pinch of cumin
- Salt and pepper
- Ice-cold water, to thin
Method
- 1
Blend all the vegetables with the garlic until very smooth.
- 2
Add the olive oil, vinegar and cumin. Blend again.
- 3
Season generously with salt and pepper.
- 4
Add enough ice-cold water to reach a smooth, slightly thick soup consistency.
- 5
Refrigerate for at least before serving — it must be very cold.
- 6
Serve in a bowl with a drizzle of olive oil and optionally a few diced cucumber, tomato or croutons on top.
Notes
- Use the ripest, most flavourful tomatoes you can find.
- The chilling time is not optional — it brings all the flavours together.
- No cooking required — this is entirely raw.