Betty's Best Gazpacho
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Serves/Makes: 6 | Ready In: 2-5 hrs
Ingredients:
2 cloves garlic, chopped
5 medium tomatoes
5 Roma tomatoes, ripe
2 medium cucumbers, English, peeled, cut in 1-in pieces
1 large Spanish or red onion
1 large green bell pepper, cored, seeded and deribbed
1 large red bell pepper, cored, seeded and deribbed
2 cups tomato juice, or vegetable juice cocktail
1/4 cup olive oil, extra virgin
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup vodka or vermouth (optional)
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 dashes Tabasco sauce, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
1 tablespoon celery salt, or to taste
freshly ground black pepper
2 inner ribs celery, very finely diced
garlic croutons (optional)
Directions:
Core the 5 medium tomatoes and coarsely chop them. Whiz the garlic in a blender or food processor, add the tomatoes and puree until smooth. Strain the puree into a large non-reactive bowl.
Coarsely chop 1 of the cucumbers, 1/2 of the onion, and 1/2 of the green and red bell peppers. Add the chopped vegetables to the processor (if using a blender, add 1/2 cup of the tomato or vegetable juice as well). Process until liquified; strain into the large bowl, pressing down with the back of a spoon to extract all liquid.
Add to the bowl the remaining juice, olive oil, red wine vinegar, vodka or vermouth if using, lime juice, Worcestershire, Tabasco, cayenne pepper, celery salt and pepper. Stir well. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
Finely dice the Roma tomatoes, remaining onion, peppers and cucumber. Add the finely diced celery. Reserve, refrigerated in small mixing bowl.
To serve, ladle soup into chilled individual bowls. Sprinkle with the chopped vegetables and croutons, if using.
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Recipe ID: 59509
Nutrition:
per serving: 225 calories, 10g fat, 23g carbohydrates, 4g protein.
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