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heirloom tomato gazpacho

Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho

This Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho is so refreshing and delicious on a hot day. A no cook recipe, it's perfect for staying cool during the summer and using up in-season fresh vegetables and fruits like tomatoes and cucumbers!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Chilling Time 4 hours
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Soup, Vegetables
Cuisine Spanish
Servings 0

Ingredients
  

  • 5 large heirloom tomatoes
  • ½ red bell pepper
  • ¼ cucumber
  • ¼ Spanish onion, peeled
  • ¼ red onion, peeled
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled
  • 5 small basil leaves
  • 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
  • 1 piece of white bread, crusts removed
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ⅔ cup tomato juice
  • 2 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • large pinch of salt
  • ¼ tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper

Toppings (Optional)

  • Diced heirloom tomatoes
  • diced cucumber
  • chopped cilantro

Instructions
 

  • Roughly chop the heirloom tomatoes, onions, cucumber, red bell pepper, garlic, basil and cilantro and add to a large non-metallic bowl.
  • (Optional step, you can grill your tomatoes first on a nonstick griddle for a few minutes to further sweeten them and to get some nice charred edges- this adds a smokier flavor).
  • Crumble the white bread over the tomato mixture.
  • Add in half of the olive oil, tomato juice, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, cumin, salt and red pepper. Stir to combine.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight, to let the flavors develop.
  • Ladle the tomato mixture into a blender and blend on high until smooth.
  • Place a fine mesh sieve over a large bowl. Carefully pour the gazpacho into the sieve and use the back of a wooden spoon to push the soup through the sieve.
  • Discard the large chunks and rinse the sieve.
  • Place the strained soup back into the blender and blend a second time.
  • Strained the soup again through the sieve.
  • Cover the strained gazpacho with plastic wrap and chill for 2-3 hours to allow the flavors to further develop.
  • When ready to serve, give the gazpacho a good stir. Ladle the gazpacho into chilled bowls. Top with diced tomato, cucumber, cilantro and other toppings of your choice.
Keyword gazpacho, Spanish soup, summer soup recipes, tomato soup recipe
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