Gazpacho soup

Gazpacho soup

 

 

 

Ingredients :-

2-3 slices brown bread 3-4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped 6 medium tomatoes, quartered 1 medium cucumber, seeded and roughly chopped 1 medium green capsicum, roughly chopped salt to test 2 tablespoons wine vinegar 2 tablespoons olive oil

Garnish:-

1 small onion, chopped 1 small green capsicum, chopped 1 slice white bread, cut into ½-inch cubes

Method :-

Soak the bread in half cup of water for five minutes and squeeze out excess water. Process the bread with the garlic, tomatoes, cucumber and chilled water in a blender. And the capsicum and salt and process again. Add the wine vinegar and olive oil and continue to process. Strain the soup into a bowl and chill in a refrigerator. Garnish with the onion, green capsicum and bread cubes.

Tips:-

you can use malt vinegar or lemon juice instead of wine vinegar. Gazpacho, the famed cold soup from Spain, is fondly called chunky liquid salad at home! Have it on a hot summer day. The brown bread is Chef Idea for increasing the fibre n the soup. Gazpacho is rich in vitamin c, low in calories and trans-fats and the garlic and olive oil help in lowering cholesterol levels.