Gazpacho with a herb twist
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Recipe type: Tapas
Cuisine: Spanish
Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 slice white bread, crusts removed
  • 4 ripe juicy tomatoes, skinned and seeded
  • 1 tbsp grated onion
/4 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, cubed plus extra to serve
  • 1 tbsp Spanish red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp EVOO
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • sea salt and cracked black pepper
My addition: few crumbled curry leaves
Instructions
  1. Grind the garlic with a pinch of salt in mortar and pestle
  2. Put the bread in a saucer with a little water and let it soak for a few minutes. Squeeze the extra water out but don't make it dry.
  3. Now put the ground garlic, bread, tomatoes, onion, cucumber, and vinegar in a blender and puree till smooth.
  4. Keep the motor running (on low if you have the setting) and add the olive oil in a slow and steady stream (I do it through the opening in the lid of my blender).
  5. Add sugar, pepper and salt to taste.
  6. Strain the mixture into a bowl, and adjust the seasoning of salt, pepper and vinegar if needed.
  7. Chill for 6-8 hours.
  8. Serve in small glasses with little chopped cucumber on top.
Note: For my change, add a few dried curry leaves when blending to the mixture, and increase the amount of cucumber a bit while blending. Serve with crumbled curry leaves on top.
Recipe by The Lady 8 Home at https://www.thelady8home.com/gazpacho-with-a-herb-twist/