Gazpacho Soup From The Kitchen Of Bad Dad Recipes

Steps:

• Place the bread cubes in a small bowl and add enough water to cover. Let soak until the bread is completely saturated, about 2 minutes. Drain and squeeze dry.
• Combine the bread, tomatoes, roughly chopped cucumber, bell pepper, garlic, 1/3 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons vinegar, coriander, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a blender. (Work in two batches if necessary.) Blend on high speed until creamy and very smooth, about 2 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a large bowl or 8-cup liquid measuring cup. Cover and refrigerate until very cold, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
• Season to taste with more salt and pepper and add up to 1 more tablespoon vinegar. Ladle into serving bowls, top with the finely diced cucumber and drizzle with more olive oil. Serve chilled.

Steps:

• In a blender puree chopped tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, and cucumber, garlic paste, vinegar, oil, and salt and pepper, to taste. Chill soup well, preferably overnight.
• Thin soup with ice water or tomato juice and serve topped with croutons and finely diced vegetables. Correct seasoning.

Steps:

• In large glass bowl combine vegetables. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Add half the mixture to a food processor and blend until smooth. Combine puree with original mixture. Chill for 4 hours and serve.

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• On a cutting board, lightly sprinkle the garlic with a pinch of salt and smash it into a paste with the flat side of a large knife.
• Mix the smashed garlic, tomatoes, roughly chopped cucumbers, scallions, bell peppers, jalapenos, parsley and mint in a large bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the olive oil and sherry, and toss well.
• Add half of the vegetable mixture to a blender and pulse. Add half of the tomato juice and 2 ice cubes. Pour into a large bowl. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour for the flavors to come together.
• Divide among chilled soup bowls, drizzle with olive oil, garnish with cubed cucumbers, if using, and serve.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. For best results, chill over night. Makes about 10 cups. "Bad Dad's" Note: Time-saving tip is to chop ingredients using a Sonoma Williams or other hand food chopper that does little squares. Also good served over chilled shrimp. Makes a 'cool' summer for my 'cool' family and friends!

Steps:

• ONE DAY AHEAD:.
• Place olive oil in a 5-quart saucepan over medium heat.
• When oil is hot, add onions, red and green peppers and garlic. Saute until soft, about 7 minutes.
• Add tomato juice, V-8 juice, Clamato juice, chicken broth, parsley, basil and chives.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Raise heat to high and bring mixture to boil.
• Immediately remove from heat and add tomatoes and cucumber.
• Stir to combine.
• Transfer soup to a covered container and refrigerate overnight to marry flavors.
• TO SERVE:.
• Transfer soup to individual bowls.
• Serve soup cold with sides of bread, cheese, croutons, or crackers.
• NOTE: The secret to a good gazpacho is the harmonious marriage of flavors. This soup is best at peak harvest season, when vine-ripened tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers are available.

Steps:

• Pulse everything in food processor to puree.
• Serve with a wedge of lime squeezed into it.

Steps:

• Quarter tomatoes and place in a blender or food processor.
• Add chopped green pepper, coarsely chopped herbs, and pressed garlic.
• Blend till smooth or a consistency you prefer.
• Place in a serving bowl.
• Gradually add 1/2 cup olive oil, the juice of 1 lemon, and 3 cups of chilled beef stock to the tomato mixture while stirring.
• Substitute vegetable stock for a vegetarian version.
• Blend the onion and 1/2 of the cucumber and add to the tomato mixture.
• Add the paprika and grate the remaining cucumber into the soup. Add salt if you like or allow people to add salt at the table.
• Place 2 ice cubes in each bowl and garnish with parsley.
• Enjoy.
• I like to serve this with a nice foccacia bread on the side, but it needs nothing else.

Steps:

• Soak the bread in 1 cup of water for 5 minutes and then squeeze out the excess water.
• *Place the bread in a blender.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and process.
• Pour into a pretty pitcher or soup tureen.
• Refrigerate overnight (the flavors will develop as it sits).
• Serve cold in pretty chilled bowls, tea cups or hollowed out red peppers from the pitcher or soup tureen with the below toppings of your choice.
• *My blender is small so I need to make this in two batches. I like mine pretty smooth so I use the puree setting. It can also be served a bit chunkier by using the blend setting or just hand chopping.
• Toppings:.
• Choose from: Chopped feta or blue cheese, hard-boiled eggs, fresh basil, avocado, tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, onion, lemon or lime wedges, dollops of yogurt or sour cream or grilled whole wheat pita triangles lathered with roasted garlic. Set a bottle of vodka next to it, a small bowl of horseradish and my recipe #341835 (gorgonzola chese ball). Make it your own and enjoy!

Steps:

• Put the onion, garlic, pepper, tomatoes and bread in a food processor and blend until finely chopped, but not too smooth. Tip into a large bowl with the passata, stock, oil, vinegar, Tabasco or harissa, sugar and seasoning. Mix well, cover the bowl with cling film or foil and put in the fridge for at least 2 hrs or overnight.
• To serve, pour into small bowls or glasses, drizzle over a little olive oil and sprinkle with a few torn basil leaves.