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Gaspacho

Name: Gaspacho
Ingredients: 100g stale crusty white bread, soaked in cold water for 20 mins; 1kg very ripe tomatoes, diced; 1 Ripe red pepper; 1 Ripe green pepper; 1 Medium cucumber, peeled and diced; 2 Cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed; 150 ml extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp sherry vinegar; salt (to taste)

Serves 4

Ingredients

100g stale crusty white bread, soaked in cold water for 20 mins
1kg very ripe tomatoes, diced
1 Ripe red pepper
1 Ripe green pepper
1 Medium cucumber, peeled and diced
2 Cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
150 ml extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp sherry vinegar
salt (to taste)

Method

Mix the diced tomatoes, peppers and cucumber with the crushed garlic and olive oil tin the bowl of a food processor or blender. Squeeze out the bread, tear it roughly into t chunks, and add to the mixture.
Blend until smooth, then add the salt and vinegar to taste and stir well.
Pass the mixture through a fine sieve, then cover and refrigerate until well chilled.
Serve with garnishes of your choice: I liked diced black olives, hard-boiled egg and t small pieces of cucumber and pepper; mint or parsley also works well, and many t people add spring onion, cubes of Spanish ham and so on.