When it's hot, the star recipe in Spain could be the traditional Andalusian gazpacho. The truth is that it refreshes a lot, it is very nutritious and easy to drink. And it is also prepared in a moment, without any complications.
As with all traditional recipes, each person has their own recipe, they prepare it in their own way or as they were taught. The one below is the one who has no bread, although a slice could be added if we wanted.
Ingredients:
(For one liter).
- 1 kg of pear tomatoes.
- 70 g of cucumber.
- 50 g of green pepper.
- 40 g spring onion.
- 1 clove garlic.
- 50 g of olive oil.
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
- 3-5 tablespoons of white wine vinegar.
- 2 teaspoons of salt.
- Very cold water (optional).
Preparation of the gazpacho:
Firstly, we prepare the vegetables and we peel what is necessary. We peel the tomatoes and cut them into several pieces if they were very large. We peel the cucumber and cut it into medium pieces. We open the pepper in half, remove the seeds and the stem and chop it a little. We peel the garlic clove, which is also we will remove the germ, and the onion and cut it into several pieces.
When all the vegetables are ready, we place them in the blender glass. Blend at maximum power until not even a piece of vegetables remains, achieving a fine texture. For this process we can use a glass blender, which would be the most appropriate. Although any food processor or hand mixer. If we use a handheld one, we will place all the vegetables in a wide and deep container to shred them.
If we see that the gazpacho has been somewhat thick and we want to achieve a more liquid texture, we can add a little cold water.
At this time, we will add 3 tablespoons of olive oil, the vinegar, a little to taste and beat again. We will start by adding 3 tablespoons vinegar, we taste, and later we can add more quantity if we taste to taste.
It is served very cold, so we will keep it in the fridge until serving time. We can serve it alone or with some pieces of raw vegetables placed on top, which we will cut into small pieces.