Tried and Tested: Gazpacho Soup

A good friend of mine from South America gave me the base for this recipe many years ago, but I have amended it a bit over time to suit our taste.

We love it on a hot summers day. It is simple and effortless and there is no hot cooking involved!

I think it is particularly nice if you have had too much BBQ meat the day before and need a bit of a break...

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1 kilo tomatoes

1/2 cucumber

1 onion (white, if you can get)

1 pepper

4-6 cloves of garlic

4 spoons of white wine vinegar

2 teaspoons of sugar

250 grams of day old crusty bread (soak in 120 ml water for 5-10 mins)

1 dl olive oil

salt to taste

Add more water if you want it thinner

Skin the tomatoes by covering them with boiling water while you count to 30.

Drain and pour over cold water.The tomatoes will now skin easily.

Chop them in quarters and add the chopped (peeled) cucumber,onion and pepper.

Add the crushed garlics, sugar, the soaked bread and the vinegar

Whizz it all in a blender

Pour in the olive oil and mix well in the blender
Season to taste and adjust with more water if you like it less thick.

You can even add some crushed ice cubes and take it with you on a thermos for a picnic!

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