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Gazpacho

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Gazpacho Francesc Guillamet

-Gazpacho can be made ahead and frozen. Defrost in the fridge overnight.
-Mayonnaise is an unusual ingredient, but we like the creaminess it adds to the soup.
-For 2 you will need 4 tomatoes, 1 small cucumber, and 1 small red bell pepper. For 6, you will need 12 tomatoes, 1 cucumber and 1 red pepper.

Ingredients

Serves 6

3 garlic cloves
2 onions
2 1/4 oz cucumber
2 7/8 oz bell peppers
2 1/4 lb ripe tomatoes
1 1/4 oz white country-style bread (without crust)
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup olive oil, plus extra to serve
2 tbsp sherry vinegar
1 tbsp mayonnaise
4 ozcroutons
  1. Peel and cut each garlic clove in half. Remove the green shoot inside, if there is one. Fill a small saucepan with cold water and add the garlic. Bring the water to a boil. When the water begins to boil lift the garlic out of the water and into a bowl of ice water to quickly cool it. Repeat this twice, always starting with cold water in the saucepan. Peel the onion and cut in half, then cut into large chunks. Peel the cucumber. Cut in half, then into large pieces. Halve the bell peppers, then remove the seeds and white membranes. Chop the bell peppers, then aside along with the cucumber and onion. Cut the tomatoes into large wedges and put in a bowl with the onions, cucumbers, and bell peppers. Add the bread, torn into pieces, then pour over the water. Process everything together using a hand-held blender, or using a food processor. Strain the gazpacho through a fine-mesh strainer. Add the oil, vinegar, and mayonnaise, then whisk or blend the soup until smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper. Chill in the fridge before serving (at least 2 hours). Serve the gazpacho in soup bowls with croutons, plus an extra drizzle of olive oil.

Reprinted with permission fromFrom The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adriàby Ferran Adrià, (C) © 2011 Phaidon Press
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  • I think something may have happened in the translation from Spanish. The instructions that precede the recipe refer to "red pepper", but the ingredient is listed as "bell pepper", which I think of as green. In any event, the colour should be specified as there is a big taste difference. I used a small red bell pepper and a green jalapeno. Also the quantities are very odd - 2-7/8 oz? Is this because of a conversion from grams? I just used them as a guideline.

    • Anonymous

    • Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada

    • 8/1/2018

  • Woah was that ever good! Did a little modifying: more tomatoes, fewer onions. Did not shock the garlic but let the water could and then soaked the stale ciabatta soak in it before blending. A little less olive oil.

    • marypnyc

    • NYC

    • 7/21/2016

  • Strong, yet delicious pepper flavor. I omitted the bread and water and just served it with croutons. Reminds me of Barcelona!

    • gabrielamuniz

    • Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

    • 8/1/2014

  • Bell peppers and cucumber kill most of the flavour of the tomato, and a pinch pf onion might be better than two. I did not get what happenned with the garlic or the water where it is brought to a boil.

    • Anonymous

    • Barcelona, Spain

    • 10/23/2011

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