The Dahlhouse Recipes

Gazpacho

Ingredients:

1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
2 red bell peppers, cored, seeded and diced
3 ripe beefsteak tomatoes, diced
1 small red onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/4 cup sherry vingear
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
salt and cayenne pepper to taste
tomato juice, if necessary
whipped cream for garnish
finely chopped mint for garnish

Directions:

Mix together cucumber, peppers, tomatoes and onion. Add garlic, jalapenos, vinegar and olive oil. Marinate in the refrigerator for 6-8 hrs. Place mixture in a blender, puree, then strain. Add salt and pepper and, if mixture is too thick, some chilled tomato juice. Garnish with whipped cream
with chopped mint folded in.

Yield: 6 servings.

From Brasserie

Posted by dahl at August 28, 2003 02:19 PM