Creative Culinary Solutions

Gazpacho

Name: Gazpacho
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 L (8 cups) of prepared 1 cucumber, seeded, roughly chopped1 red bell pepper, roughly chopped1 green bell pepper, roughly chopped1/4 red onion, chopped1 clove of garlic45 mL (3 tbsp) red wine vinegar6 basil leaves, fresh Black Pepper, freshly ground, to taste

Gazpacho is a wonferfuly simple Spanish soup. It does not require any cooking and is nice alternative to salad during the warmer months.

Difficulty:	5/20
Yield serving:	10
Preparation time:	10 minutes
Cooking time:	0 minutes

Difficulty

5/20

Yield serving

Preparation time

10 minutes

Cooking time

0 minutes

Ingredients

2 L (8 cups) of prepared
1 cucumber, seeded, roughly chopped
1 red bell pepper, roughly chopped
1 green bell pepper, roughly chopped
1/4 red onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic
45 mL (3 tbsp) red wine vinegar
6 basil leaves, fresh
Black Pepper, freshly ground, to taste

Preparation

Prepare tomato sauce according to the packaging instruction, but double the amount of water.
In a food processor, or with an immersion blender, combine all ingredients and blend until liquid is smooth.
Serve chilled with basil leaves for garnish.

Grill some fresh shrimp and add three to each serving of gazpacho for a light summer meal.