Gazpacho
- Published: 13 Oct 17
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
Minimal effort in the kitchen is required to enjoy classic gazpacho, the chilled tomato soup. On the table and ready to eat in less than 15 minutes – it’s perfect for those warm summer nights. Serve with a good hunk of crusty bread.
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Ingredients
- 4 tbsp sherry vinegar
- 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
- 2 small garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 80g blanched almonds
- 700g mixed tomatoes, roughly chopped, plus extra, sliced, to serve
- 1/2 cucumber, roughly chopped, plus extra slices to serve
- 1/2 large red pepper, roughly chopped, plus extra to serve
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced, plus extra to serve
- A few fresh basil leaves, plus extra to serve
- Crusty bread to serve
Method
- Put the sherry vinegar, olive oil, garlic, almonds, tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, spring onions and basil in a blender with 100ml cold water. Blend until smooth, then taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Pour into bowls, then garnish with tomato and cucumber slices, chopped red pepper, chopped spring onions and basil leaves. Drizzle over a little more extra-virgin olive oil and serve with good bread on the side to dunk.
- Recipe from August 2017 Issue
Nutrition
- Calories
- 298kcals
- Fat
- 25.5g (2.9g saturated)
- Protein
- 7g
- Carbohydrates
- 8.8g (7.9g sugars)
- Fibre
- 2.8g
- Salt
- trace salt
delicious. tips
We’ve used almonds to thicken the soup, but you could whizz in a couple of slices of good quality bread (step 1) instead.
This is best eaten straightaway, but any leftovers will keep in a sealed container in the fridge for 2 days. Add the garnish just before serving.
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