• 12/6 Nat Gazpacho Day - 5

    From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Sunday, December 04, 2022 13:35:00
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    Title: William Conrad's Gazpacho
    Categories: Soups, Vegetables, Squash, Breads, Herbs
    Yield: 6 servings

    2 cl Garlic; chopped
    2 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Ground cumin
    4 1/2 tb Olive oil; divided
    2 c Canned tomato puree
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    8 lg Sun-ripened tomatoes; peeled
    - seeded, diced
    2 Scallions; peeled, sliced
    1 tb Vinegar
    1 c Bread cubes
    Chilled club soda; opt
    1/2 lg Cucumber; peeled, coarse
    - chopped
    1 Dozen small radishes; thin
    - sliced
    1 Sweet red or green bell
    - pepper; coarse chopped

    OTHER GARNISH SUGGESTIONS: chopped avocado; sliced green
    onion; chopped hearts of palm; chopped tomatoes; chopped
    red onions; etc.

    Mix garlic with salt and cumin. Beat in 4 tablespoons of
    olive oil, then combine with tomato puree and vinegar.
    Whirl in blender until smooth. Cover and chill
    thoroughly, 3 to 4 hours.

    Prepare croutons by frying bread cubes in remaining 1/2
    tablespoon of olive oil until golden brown and crisp.
    Drain croutons on absorbent paper.

    Pour chilled tomato mixture into 6 soup dishes. Add 1 to
    2 tablespoons club soda to each bowl, if desired, and
    mix. Add croutons to gazpacho and serve chopped
    vegetables in separate bowls to be added as desired.

    RECIPE FROM: https://www.justapinch.com

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  • From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to All on Thursday, December 05, 2024 19:42:00
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    Title: Watermelon Gazpacho
    Categories: Soups, Fruits, Squashm chi
    Yield: 6 Servings

    4 c (heaping) diced seedless
    - watermelon
    1 English cucumber; diced,
    - reserve half
    3 md Tomatoes; diced, reserve
    - half
    1 sm Red bell pepper; diced,
    - reserve half
    1/3 c Chopped green onions;
    - reserve half
    1 cl Garlic
    sm Handful basil
    3 tb (to 4 tb) red wine vinegar
    3 tb Olive oil; more to drizzle
    1 ts (to 2 ts) sea salt; to taste
    1/2 ts Fresh ground black pepper
    1/2 Jalapeno; stemmed, seeded,
    - chopped, opt
    Diced avocado; opt
    Micro greens; opt, garnish

    Set aside the reserved half of the chopped cucumber,
    tomatoes, red pepper and green onions and place the
    remaining half in a blender. Add the watermelon, garlic,
    basil, vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper and jalapeƱo
    pepper, if using. Blend until smooth. Taste and adjust
    seasonings.

    Pour into a large bowl (or small individual jars, as
    pictured) and stir in the reserved chopped vegetables.

    Chill for 3 to 4 hours or overnight.

    Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with diced avocado
    and/or micro greens, if desired, before serving.

    Jeanine Donofrio, Austin, Texas

    Makes: 6 servings

    RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

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