A simple and quick Spanish cold soup, ideal for a hot summer day. Made by James Strawbridge on The Hungry Sailors.
Ingredients
- 2 thick slices of day old bread
- 50 ml1¾ fl oz white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- ½ onion, diced
- ½ large cucumber, peeled
- 750 g26½ oz ripe tomatoes, peeled and de-seeded
- 1 green pepper
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Fresh basil, for garnish
Method: How to make James' gazpacho
1
Place the crushed garlic cloves in a bowl with the vinegar and sugar.
2
Next, tear the bread into small pieces, blend into breadcrumbs and add to the vinegar mixture. Leave to soak for 10 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, dice the pepper and onion, roughly chop the tomatoes and place in the blender with the cucumber. Add the bread mix and pour over the 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
4
Blend until smooth, then blend for a further 30 seconds.
