Gazpacho without the tomatoes (mf)
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | slices | French bread, crusts removed (1 inch thick) |
| Cold water | ||
| 2 | ounces | Blanched whole almonds, roughly chopped |
| 1 | Green bell pepper, seeded and roughly chopped | |
| 3 | Kirby cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped | |
| 3 | tablespoons | Champagne or rice vinegar |
| 1 | pinch | Sugar |
| 1 | Scallions, roughly chopped (up to 2) | |
| ¼ | cup | Extra virgin olive oil |
| 4 | cups | Iced cold water, approximately |
| Salt and freshly ground white pepper -garnish--- | ||
| Seeded finely diced cucumber | ||
| Chives | ||
| Finely diced seeded red bell pepper | ||
Directions
Soak the slices of bread in cold water. When tender, squeeze the bread to express the water. In a food processor puree until smooth the almonds, pepper, cucumbers, vinegar, sugar, scallions and olive oil. Slowly add the ice water until you reach the consistency you like; season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill, covered, until serving time; garnish with cucumber, chives and bell pepper.
Yield: about 4 servings Copyright, 1997, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved
Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@...> on May 24, 1997 Recipe by: TVFN: COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW # MF6698 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #626 by 4paws@... (Shermeyer-Gail) on May 29, 1997