Chunky Gazpacho Salad Recipes

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• Cut cucumber, tomatoes, pepper, onion and celery into bite-sized chunks. Combine vegetable in a bowl. Sprinkle cilantro or parsley over the vegetables. Combine vinegar, lime or lemon juice and hot sauce in a small bowl. Whisk in extra-virgin olive oil in a slow stream. Pour dressing down over the salad and toss. Season salad with salt and pepper and serve.

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• Combine the tomato juice, tomatoes, cucumbers, scallions, red pepper, jicama, and tomatillos in a large bowl. Remove about 1/4 of the vegetables and place in a blender along with the garlic, lime juice, olive oil, jalepenos, and bread. Blend until smooth. Return the puree to the bowl. Add more tomato juice to thin, if needed. Add the salt, pepper, and a dash of Tabasco. Chill for at least 2 hours. Serve the gazpacho in chilled soup bowls.

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• Dice tomatoes, red onion, peppers, and cucumber. Add to a medium bowl and mix together.
• Alternate a layer of vegetables and spinach into a larger bowl. Drizzle with Red Wine Vinaigrette.
• In a medium bowl, add red wine vinegar, Creole mustard and honey. Whisk together. Slowly whisk in olive oil, to allow mixture to emulsify. Stir in a pinch of chili flakes and salt and pepper, to taste.

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• Peel some strips of skin from cucumber using a vegetable peeler. Cut lengthwise into quarters; cut quarters crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Mix tomato juice, oil, red wine vinegar, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl with a wire whisk or a fork. Add cucumber, kidney and great northern beans, tomatoes, celery, bell peppers, and green onions. Toss gently. Cover and refrigerate if not serving right away.

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• combine salad greens, tomato, avocado and cucumber in a large bowl.
• combine salsa, balsamic vinegar, garlic and olive oil in a small bowl.
• add salt and black pepper if desired
• add dressing to salad greens and toss well.
• transfer to salad plates, top salads with shrimp.
• sprinkle with cilantro.

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• GARNISH: Herbed Garlic Croutons, dollop of plain yogurt topped with finely minced fresh chives, finely shredded lettuce, or minced parsley,(optional) In a med size mixing bowl, combine tomato sauce, olive oil, vinegar and honey.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Top each serving with one of the above listed garnishes.
• Serve chilled.
• VARIATIONS: - add 2 T chopped fresh mint leaves; omit hot pepper sauce Serve with a substantial salad, and/or a cheese platter.

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• Put the tomatoes into a food processor and pulse until very coarsely chopped but not pureed. Remove from the bowl and repeat with the pepper and cucumber.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, oil and tomato juice. Add the cayenne, salt, pepper and chopped dill to the vinegar mixture. Add the chopped vegetables and minced onion and mix well. Serve very cold, garnished with sprigs of fresh dill.

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• Combine tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and onion in a medium bowl.
• In a small bowl whisk garlic, olive oil and vinegar until blended.
• Pour dressing over vegetables, toss lightly and season with salt and pepper.

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• In a blender or food processor, combine tomato juice, onion, bell pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, green onions, garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, tarragon, basil, parsley, sugar, salt, and pepper. Blend until well-combined but still slightly chunky. Chill at least 2 hours before serving.

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• Puree first 4 ingredients in processor. Combine 1/2 cup tomatoes, 1/2 cup cucumber and 1/2 cup green pepper in small bowl and reserve. Add cilantro, tomato paste and remaining tomatoes, cucumber and green pepper to processor. Blend until chunky puree forms. Season to taste with hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Thin with tomato juice if desired. Transfer gazpacho to large bowl. Cover soup and reserved vegetables separately; refrigerate until well chilled, at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours.
• Ladle gazpacho into bowls. Serve, passing reserved vegetables separately.

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• In a 1-1/2-quart bowl, layer one-third to one-half of the tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, onion, olives, salt and pepper. Repeat layers two or three more times. , In a small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients. Pour over vegetables. Cover and chill several hours or overnight. Serve with a slotted spoon.

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• Dice all vegetables and place them in a large bowl.
• In another large bowl stir together the vegetable cocktail, taco sauce, balsamic vinegar and honey.
• Taste and adjust the flavour if needed. More honey if too tart, more balsamic if to sweet, or add hot sauce if you want more heat.
• Stir in the vegetables and serve cold or at room temperature.