Authentic Gaspatcho
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- 8 hours to set
- Easy
- Serves 6
Ingredients
for soup -
- 4 large beef tomatoes
- 1 large carton tomato juice
- 1/2 red onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- salt
- pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
for topping -
- diced cucumber
- finely diced red onion
- croutons
Method
- STEP 1Take your toms and score at the top and place in a saucepan to blanch until the skins start to peel off gently
- STEP 2Rinse off in cold water and leave to cool.
- STEP 3In the meantime - roughly chop 1/2 a red onion, chop your garlic clove and add the olive oil, vinegar and seasoning into a blender and whizz until smooth.
- STEP 4When the toms are cool - peel off the skins; take out the core and add to the mix in the blender. Blend again until smooth.
- STEP 5Transfer to a bowl and add the tomato juice slowly. Mix thoroughly. then cover in cling-film and leave over night.
- STEP 6After approx 8 hours your gaspatcho should have set and be a rich, garlicky soup.
