Gazpacho De Madrid

* Exported from MasterCook *

GAZPACHO DE MADRID

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Serving Size : 5 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 c Crumbled French bread
1 md Green bell pepper, (crusts
Trimmed) seeded and chopped
5 md Tomatoes, peeled,
1 sm Clove garlic, minced, seeded
And coarsley chopped
4 c Cold water
2 md Cucumbers, peeled,
1/4 c Red wine vinegar, seeded and
Chopped
4 t Salt
1 lg Onion, chopped
1/4 c Olive oil
1 T Tomato paste
-----GARNISH-----
1 c Dried French bread cubes
1/2 c Peeled and finely (crusts
Trimmed)
x Chopped cucumber
1/2 c Finely chopped onion
1/2 c Seeded and finely
x Chopped green bell pepper

Combine crumbled bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, bell pepper and garlic
in a large bowl. Stir in water, vinegar and salt. Puree in 2 batches in
blender on high speed 1 minute. Transfer to another bowl. Whisk in olive
oil and tomato paste.Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 2
hours or overnight.

Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with bread cubes, onion, cucumber and bell
pepper and serve. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

The original recipe is from Bon Appetit's Light & Easy Special Edition
(1987).

From: interaccess!spteach@uunet.uu.net (Steve Rosenzweig). rfvc Digest V94
Issue #171, Aug. 15, 1994. Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34,
TXFT40A@Prodigy.com using MMCONV.



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