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Prep time
40 minutes
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Serves
4, or one Arielle
Author Notes
This is the first recipe I copied into my very first recipe book. Words cannot describe my love for my mom's gazpacho. I don't know when this love took hold (as a young child I hated all vegetables and insisted on being served only buttered noodles mixed with cottage cheese (side note: you may grimace at the sound of it, but i still have a soft spot for that dish)), but at some point I fell for this chilled tomato soup. And I adore making it, too- chopping all the lovely vegetables into a fine dice- it's therapeutic. Purists may question this recipe's lack of bread, or the use of tomato juice, but I firmly believe it is the world's best gazpacho. Make it when you have a bounty of large and lovely summer heirloom tomatoes, and I bet you'll agree. Thanks mom! I love you! —arielleclementine
Test Kitchen Notes
Great. Simple and easy to make. I wasn't sure if you were supposed to use the garlic clove and I left it out, but it would be fine to have it in there. It's nice to have the little crunchy bits of veggies in the soup. —Stephanie Bourgeois
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Ingredients
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1
garlic clove, smashed
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6
large ripe heirloom tomatoes, seeded and diced small
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2
cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and diced small
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1/2 cup
green bell pepper, diced small
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1/2 cup
red onion, diced small
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2 cups
organic tomato juice
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1/3 cup
extra virgin olive oil
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3 tablespoons
lemon juice, meyer if available
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1 piece
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
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Rub the inside of a large serving bowl with the smashed garlic clove.
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Put each of the remaining ingredients in the bowl and stir to combine.
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Transfer half of the gazpacho mixture to a food processor and process until smooth.
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Pour the processed mixture back into the serving bowl and stir to combine with the unprocessed vegetables. You're done!
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In my opinion, this gazpacho tastes best at room temperature, so if you must refrigerate it before serving take it out about 30 minutes before you intend to dig in. Enjoy with crusty bread :)
I have always loved food. My favorite books as a kid always featured food (eg. The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies- so much candy!) and I loved cooking shows like Yan Can Cook and The Frugal Gourmet. I started cooking the Thanksgiving dinner for my family when I was 13 years old. I have food52 to thank for inspiring me to come up with my own recipes, as well as for introducing me to a community of fantastic cooks and their amazing recipes. I try my best to cook locally and seasonally, and I tend to prefer straightforward, simple recipes where the ingredients get to shine. I live in wonderful Austin, Texas with my husband, Andy (a video game programmer) and my son, Henry (an 8-month-old who loves to eat).
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