Gazpacho (Cold Tomato Soup)

Name: Gazpacho (Cold Tomato Soup)
Yield: 8 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 pounds (approx 15 units) ripe plum tomatoes; 1 medium-size (1/3 pound) red onion; 1 medium-size (1/2 pound) cucumber; 1 red or green (1/3 pound) bell bepper; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 4 ounces (about 2 slices) soft white bread, crust removed; 1 cup olive oil, more for serving; 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar, more for serving; 2 tablespoons finely chopped chives; Ground black pepper

Ricardo @tallcook

Manhattan, New York, United States

This ingenious method published by Kenji López-Alt extracts more liquid from the vegetables than just processing in the blender.

Ricardo @tallcook

Manhattan, New York, United States

This ingenious method published by Kenji López-Alt extracts more liquid from the vegetables than just processing in the blender.

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Ingredients

8 people

3 pounds(approx 15 units) ripe plum tomatoes
1medium-size (1/3 pound) red onion
1medium-size (1/2 pound) cucumber
1red or green (1/3 pound) bell bepper
2 clovesgarlic, peeled and chopped
1 1/2 teaspoonskosher salt
4 ounces(about 2 slices) soft white bread, crust removed
1 cupolive oil, more for serving
2 tablespoonssherry vinegar, more for serving
2 tablespoonsfinely chopped chives
Ground black pepper

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Steps

1

Blanche, peel and dice tomatoes.
2

Roast, peel and dice pepper.
3

Peel and cut onion in chunks. Peel, seed and slice cucumber.
4

In a large bowl mix tomatoes, pepper, onion, cucumber, garlic and salt. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Distribute vegetables on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving juices in bowl. Set aside juices in refrigerator.
5

Put baking pan with vegetables in the freezer. Once frozen, remove from freezer and let defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
6

Put some vegetables in a blender with some juices, bread, olive oil and vinegar. Blend well. Pour in a bowl. Repeat until finishing.
7

Serve with thinly sliced chives, olive oil and vinegar.