Gazpacho (Cold Tomato Soup)

Ricardo
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.

Gazpacho (Cold Tomato Soup)

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
  1. 3 pounds(approx 15 units) ripe plum tomatoes
  2. 1medium-size (1/3 pound) red onion
  3. 1medium-size (1/2 pound) cucumber
  4. 1red or green (1/3 pound) bell bepper
  5. 2 clovesgarlic, peeled and chopped
  6. 1 1/2 teaspoonskosher salt
  7. 4 ounces(about 2 slices) soft white bread, crust removed
  8. 1 cupolive oil, more for serving
  9. 2 tablespoonssherry vinegar, more for serving
  10. 2 tablespoonsfinely chopped chives
  11. Ground black pepper

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Blanche, peel and dice tomatoes.

  2. 2

    Roast, peel and dice pepper.

  3. 3

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

  4. 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. 5

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

  6. 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. 7

    Serve with thinly sliced chives, olive oil and vinegar.

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