Best Andalusian Gazpacho Recipes

CLASSIC ANDALUSIAN GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Soak bread in 1/2 cup water 1 minute, then squeeze dry, discarding soaking water.
• Mash garlic to a paste with salt using a mortar and pestle (or mince and mash with a large knife). Blend garlic paste, bread, 2 tablespoons vinegar, sugar, cumin, and half of tomatoes in a food processor until tomatoes are very finely chopped. Add remaining tomatoes with motor running and, when very finely chopped, gradually add oil in a slow stream, blending until as smooth as possible, about 1 minute.
• Force soup through a sieve into a bowl, pressing firmly on solids. Discard solids.
• Transfer to a glass container and chill, covered, until cold, about 3 hours. Season with salt and vinegar before serving.

ANDALUSIAN GAZPACHO

Steps:

• In a 4-quart serving bowl or soup tureen, combine cucumber, bell pepper, green onion, garlic, tomatoes, celery, navy beans, olive oil, vinegar and tomato juice Season with cumin, parsley, basil, oregano and salt. Adjust spices and seasonings to taste. Chill in refrigerator at least 4 hours before serving cold.

GAZPACHO ANDALUSIAN

Steps:

• Mix first group of ingredients. Let sit for one hour. Mix second group and drain over bowl for 1 hour. Add one and a half slices of torn bread to juices. Blend bread together with the rough chopped vegetables. Slowly add 1/2 C olive oil. Strain. Stir in 1/2 of diced vegetables, keep 1/2 for garnish. Stir in 3 T sherry vinegar, 2 T parsley(basil or chives). Refrigerate for two hours. Serve garnished with olive oil, sherry vinegar and vegetables.

ANDALUSIAN GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Put 1/2 cup of water, garlic, bread, oil, salt, pepper, and vinegar into a blender. Blend 1 or 2 minutes until bread is completely dissolved and oil is mixed in. Pour into serving dish. These are the only items that don't need to be filtered. Dice the onions, peppers, and kirbies and put them into the blender, add 1/2 cup of water and blend until smooth. Filter mixture through seeve before adding to the serving dish. Blend the tomatoes in batches until smooth and then filter through seeve and then add to the serving dish. Use a spoon or hand blender to mix all ingredients together. At this point add more oil or vinegar to taste. If mixture is too thick or you want to cool it quickly add ice cubes. Chill for 3 hours. To serve as a snack serve in a glass. To serve as a meal, dice onions, tomatoes, peppers, kirbies, and bread croutons, and serve in a bowl topped with sides dishes.