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Gazpacho

August 24th, 2006 · by map · No Comments

I have tomatoes.  Onions.  Peppers.  Cukes.  Olive oil.  I can get parsley and garlic.  And I have a food processor for mixing it all up.  So I’m looking for recipes.

My mother-in-law makes a good version following a modified Cook’s Illustrated recipe (modified mostly to exclude garlic, which Leah can’t eat).  It goes a little something like this:

1.5 .lb tomatoes
1 .lb red peppers ( I used green which R says isn’t as good)
1 .lb cukes
1/2 sweet onion ( I used chives)
2 medium gloves of garlic (needless to say…)
2 tsps salt
1/3 cup sherry or wine vinegar
5 cups tomato juice ( they recommend Welchs)
1 tsp tobasco sauce (optional)

I added the t juice after I had the other stuff blended. Chill and add
about 1 tsp olive oil when serving

I also found a tasty-looking recipe in my “Joy…” that looks like it won’t disappoint.  I think I’ll make two big batches, one with garlic and jalapeno (the Joy version calls for an optional jalapeno), and one “unleaded” version.

Anyone out there have a favorite recipe they’d recommend?

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