William Conrad's Gazpacho Valenciana
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 cup Spanish olive oil
2 cups canned tomato puree or 8 large, sun ripened tomatos, peeled, seeded
and diced
1 Tablespoon vinegar
1 cup bread cubes
1/2 large cucumber, peeled, coarsely chopped
1 sweet red or green pepper, coarsely chopped
1 bottle club soda, chilled
2 scallions, diced
1 dozen small radishes, thinly sliced
Recipe
Mix garlic with salt and cumin. Beat in 1/4 cup olive oil, then combine with
pureed tomatoes and vinegar. Beat briefly in blender. Mixture should not be
completely smooth. Cover. Chill thoroughly 3 or 4 hours. Prepare croutons by
frying bread cubes in more olive oil until gold and crisp. Drain croutons on
absorbent paper. Pour chilled tomatoes mixture into 6 soup dishes. Add small
amount of club soda to each bowl, mix. Add croutons. Pass diced vegetables
in separate bowls for garnish.
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